LibGuides: English Nonfiction Writing Program: Fact Checking

Evaluating Information

Library guide to evaluating information
Introduction to the types of resources available for research, their purposes, and the value of those resources in research.
Web Literacy for Student Fact Checkers
Open source ebook with in-depth guides on tracking sources for texts and images, evaluating websites and news sources, avoiding bias, and more.
SIFT Method
The SIFT method is an evaluation strategy developed by digital literacy expert, Mike Caulfield, to help determine whether online content can be trusted for credible or reliable sources of information.
The CRAAP test
The CRAAP Test is an evaluation method that was designed by librarian Sarah Blakeslee at the Meriam Library California State Universiy, Chico. CRAAP stands for Currency, Relevance, Authority, Accuracy and Purpose.

Fact checking websites: news and politics

Snopes
A team of researchers investigate claims or questions submitted by members of the public. Topics range from current events to urban legends to conspiracy theories.
Factcheck.org
A project from the Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania that monitors the factual accuracy of policians' statements.
Politifact
A fact-checking website created by the Tampa Bay Times and acquired in 2018 by the Poynter Institute, a nonprofit education center for journalists.
AllSides
Breaks trending topics down to three stories, written by sources identified as from the left, the right, and the center. The site also has bias ratings for more than 600 media outlets and individual writers.

CIA World Factbook

The World Factbook provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities. Reference tab includes: maps of the major world regions, as well as Flags of the World, a Physical Map of the World, a Political Map of the World, a World Oceans map, and a Standard Time Zones of the World map.

CIA World Factbook
Information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities.

How to Spot Fake News

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