Making Sense of the News: News Literacy Lessons for Digital Citizens
Free online course in News Literacy from Stony Brook University and the University of Hong Kong.
“We are the most comprehensive media bias resource on the internet. There are currently 1000+ media sources listed in our database and growing every day. Don’t be fooled by Fake News sources. Use the search bar below to check the bias of any source” *
Offers descriptions and data for hundreds of news sites, including type of bias.
Part of the Internet Archive, the Wayback Machine is an archive of the internet, showing pages that have expired or been removed.
This Is How You Can Stop Fake News From Spreading On Facebook
Craig Silverman
BuzzFeed
November 19, 2016
Here's How to Outsmart Fake News in Your Facebook Feed
Here's how to outsmart fake news in your Facebook feed
AJ Willingham
CNN
November 18, 2016
Articles in this box from Iona College's Fake News Research Guide
"FactCheck.org is a project of the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania" and "a nonpartisan, nonprofit 'consumer advocate' for voters that 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 who speak up in American politics. PolitiFact is run by editors and reporters from the Tampa Bay Times . . .” *
“The definitive Internet reference source for urban legends, folklore, myths, rumors, and misinformation.” *
“The Sunlight Foundation is a national, nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that uses technology, open data, policy analysis and journalism to make our government and politics more accountable and transparent to all.” *
Poynter's International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN)
“The International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) is a forum for fact-checkers worldwide hosted by the Poynter Institute for Media Studies. These organizations fact-check statements by public figures, major institutions and other widely circulated claims of interest to society.” *
Eugene Kiely and Lori Robertson
FactCheck.org
Posted on November 18, 2016
Fake or Real? How to Self-Check the News and Get the Facts
Wynne Davis
NPR, All Tech Considered
December 5, 2016
The Pocket Guide to Bullshit Prevention
Michelle Nijhuis
April 29, 2014
University of California, Berkeley library’s research guide for evaluating resources.
Digital Resource Center (DRC)’s Center for News Literacy
Stony Brook University’s Center for News Literacy (Part of the School of Journalism).
“. . . we use the acronym IMVA/IN to methodically evaluate sources who show up in news stories.” *
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From Iona College's Fake News Research Guide
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