When there is so much information avaialble at your fingertips it is difficult to know which sources you can trust. How do you know if a source is credible? Below are some guides, tips and processes that you can follow to determine if sources are credible.
TedLesson: How fake news is spread and how students can identify REAL from FAKE
The Five C's of Critical Consuming
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Online Tools For Fact Checking
There are non-partisan fact checking organizations that verify information. These are great places to see if that story or image is real or not. Most fact checking organizations focus on political issues. Snopes is a great place for verifying other types of fake news content.
FactsCan
FactsCan is an independent and nonpartisan fact-checker on Canadian federal politics. Canada Fact Check
Canada Fact Check is an independent news platform dedicated to transparency, democratic reform, government accountability and corporate responsibility in Canada.
Politfact
PolitiFact is a fact-checking website that rates the accuracy of claims by elected officials. Has a US focus.
Snopes
The definitive Internet reference source for urban legends, folklore, myths, rumors, and misinformation.
FactCheck.Org
A nonpartisan, nonprofit “consumer advocate” for voters that aims to reduce the level of deception and confusion. US focus.
Fact Checker
Put out by the Washington Post, this fact checker focuses on political stories from the United States.
TruthOrFiction.Org
Covers urban legends, Internet rumors, e-mail forwards, and other stories of unknown or questionable origin
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Google's Reverse Image Search
Understanding Bias
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EasyBib Evaluating Sources for Credibility