Check your Facts!
Facts are important. This collection of sites will help you to evaluate the truth in your research, stories, and what is happening all around us. Use this collection to help evaluate the information you learn and hear to validate the sources and the facts.
Ted ED
“How to Choose Your News” is an excellent educational video by Damon Brown that explains to students the difference between fact and fiction in the news.
Snopes
One of the most popular sites on the web to find evidenced-based news that is cited so students can do their own research as well.
Politifact
A great site for checking facts regarding political news that uses a very fun “truth-o-meter.”
NPR Fact Check
Students can find unbiased information regarding world news, including footnotes to address when news is skewed.
NAMLE
The National Association for Media Literacy Education is a great site to find, analyze, and evaluate all forms of communication.
Hoax Slayer
Debunks hoaxes regarding email, social media, and internet security, and alerts students to the most recent scams.
FactCheck.org
A nice site for fact-checking political news, especially those in which both parties are speaking at the same venue.
Deceptive Detective
An infographic from Common Sense Media that helps students become a “online detective” and decipher between fact and fiction.
AllSides
An unbiased site featuring news topics from around the world that includes a media-biased comparison chart that shows where the major news providers fall on a given issue.