Fact-Checking Sites for Students:
These fact-checking sites (in alphabetical order) specialize in debunking claims and providing objective, researched analysis.
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.
Deceptive Detective - An infographic from Common Sense Media that helps students become a “online detective” and decipher between fact and fiction.
FactCheck.org - A nice site for fact-checking political news, especially those in which both parties are speaking at the same venue.
Hoax Slayer - Debunks hoaxes regarding email, social media, and internet security, and alerts students to the most recent scams.
NAMLE - The National Association for Media Literacy Education is a great site to find, analyze, and evaluate all forms of communication.
NPR Fact Check - Students can find unbiased information regarding world news, including footnotes to address when news is skewed.
Politifact - My favorite site for checking facts regarding political news that uses a very fun “truth-o-meter.”
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.
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.
Washington Post Fact Checker - A great paid site to find news articles that are fact-checked. However, the organization tends to fact check more conservative news than liberal.
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.
Deceptive Detective - An infographic from Common Sense Media that helps students become a “online detective” and decipher between fact and fiction.
FactCheck.org - A nice site for fact-checking political news, especially those in which both parties are speaking at the same venue.
Hoax Slayer - Debunks hoaxes regarding email, social media, and internet security, and alerts students to the most recent scams.
NAMLE - The National Association for Media Literacy Education is a great site to find, analyze, and evaluate all forms of communication.
NPR Fact Check - Students can find unbiased information regarding world news, including footnotes to address when news is skewed.
Politifact - My favorite site for checking facts regarding political news that uses a very fun “truth-o-meter.”
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.
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.
Washington Post Fact Checker - A great paid site to find news articles that are fact-checked. However, the organization tends to fact check more conservative news than liberal.
