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Check Yourself : Navigating Digital Information
From Crash Course with John Green
Check Yourself : Navigating Digital Information
From Crash Course with John Green
On some major issues, fact-checking websites will sniff out bias for you, for example, Factcheck, Politifact, and Snopes.
But most of the time, you’re on your own.
When it comes to judging the credibility and reliability of news reports, news consumers have two main concerns:
But most of the time, you’re on your own.
When it comes to judging the credibility and reliability of news reports, news consumers have two main concerns:
- Evidence
- Sources
- Read closely. Does it make sense? Is it believable? Y/N ? Take note of anything that is surprising or hard to believe .
- Analyze the source. Does it come from a credible, unbiased source? Y/N ? Find out information about the site owner and author.
- Look for corroboration. Do other credible sources say the same thing? Y/N? See if the key points of the article are also reported by other credible sites.
The MediaWise Teen Fact-Checking Network (TFCN)
publishes daily fact-checks for teenagers, by teenagers. The program is a verified signatory of the International Fact-Checking Network’s code of principles.
publishes daily fact-checks for teenagers, by teenagers. The program is a verified signatory of the International Fact-Checking Network’s code of principles.
SNOPES is the oldest and largest fact-checking site online,
widely regarded by journalists, folklorists,
and readers as an invaluable research companion.
widely regarded by journalists, folklorists,
and readers as an invaluable research companion.
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TruthOrFiction.com is a non-partisan website
where Internet users can quickly and easily get information about eRumors, fake news, disinformation. |
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ALLSIDES gives balanced Issues, Diverse Perspectives, Media Bias Ratings.
This site shows you how a story is portrayed by different media outlets. |
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FactCheck.org monitors the factual accuracy of what is said by major U.S. political players in the form of TV ads, debates, speeches, interviews and news releases. |
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PolitiFact California helps you find the truth in politics. Every day, reporters and researchers examine statements by California elected officials and candidates and anyone who speaks up on matters of public importance. We research their statements and then rate their accuracy on our Truth-O-Meter.
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