Fake News: Resources

FactCheck.org aims to reduce the level of deception and confusion in U.S. politics.

PolitiFact is a fact-checking website that rates the accuracy of claims by elected officials and others on its Truth-O-Meter.

Snopes is the internet’s definitive fact-checking resource.

Reverse image search: search by image and find where that image appears online.

Flyer made by IFLA based on an article by FactCheck.org. Multiple languages are available as PDFs or JPGs.

A bookmark created by ALA, that helps identify fake news.

Preparing students for thoughtful participation in democracy — and in life. AllSides for Schools improves our democracy by helping students from middle school through college and beyond learn: News Literacy, Respectful Dialog, and Critical Thinking.

Find lesson plans and activities that will prepare students to be digital learners and citizens.

Resources on teaching news literacy.

A game that tests your news sense.

PBS NewsHour: lesson plan on fake news.

Prepare your students for tomorrow's headlines with essential news and media literacy materials.

NewseumED offers free resources to cultivate the First Amendment and media literacy skills essential to civic life. Learn how to authenticate, analyze and evaluate information from a variety of sources and put current events in historical context through standards-aligned lesson plans, videos, primary sources, virtual classes and programs.

The News Literacy Project empowers educators to teach students the skills they need to become smart, active consumers of news and other information and engaged, informed participants in civic life.

Reliable sources of information. Seamlessly accessible from schools and public libraries.

Discover the latest examples of misinformation - and ideas for discussing them in the classroom - in this newsletter for educators, sent weekly during the school year.

Huge list of news sources compiled by Dr. Melissa Zimdars, Assistant Professor at Merrimack College (Google Docs).

Chart created by Ad Fontes Media. See where the news sources fall on the map of the media landscape.

We expose people to information and ideas from all sides of the political spectrum so they can better understand the world — and each other. Our balanced news coverage, media bias ratings, civil dialogue opportunities, and technology platform are available for everyone and can be integrated by schools, nonprofits, media companies, and more.

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