Communication Databases

"We are a nonpartisan, nonprofit “consumer advocate” for voters....We monitor the factual accuracy of what is said by major U.S. political players.... a project of the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania."

A weekly roundup from the Associated Press "of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media."

Pulitizer-prize winning website whose staff fact-check statements made by US politicians.

Fact-checks and documents rumors, urban legends, news, and other information that spreads across the internet..

A free online course that provides practical experience with evaluating online information.

Infographic with 5 steps for vetting a news source.

Check your skills! Evaluate the social media posts on this site and get feedback on your responses.

Resources on identifying and evaluating news.

Free ebook written by journalists about how to verify content such as images and videos.

A free ebook with techniques for fact-checking and evaluating social media.

Home of the Media Bias Chart. Developed by attorney Vanessa Otero to systematically evaluate the partisan bias and overall quality of selected news sites.

All Sides gathers news articles from a wide range of sources and identifies their bias. Compare how different publications report the same news.

Rates the bias level of 800+ news sources using detailed methodology. Look at sources in different bias categories, or search for a source to see its bias rating.