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Evaluating and Fact Checking
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Workshop: Spotting Fake News
Spotting fake news workshop
Fake News: How to Spot a Fake
Evaluating and Fact Checking
Use and Misuse of Stats
Websites to Help
Factcheck.org
A project of the Annenberg Public Policy Center that checks the accuracy of political statements, news, and claims.
Politifact
Run by the Tampa Bay Times (which is owned by journalism school the Poynter Institute), this site checks and ranks political claims.
The Poynter Institute / Fact-Checking Resources
The Poynter Institute serves as the world’s leading resource for journalists to engage and inform the public in democratic societies.
Snopes.com
This site, which has operated since 1995, fact-checks urban legends, rumors, and news.
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