Westmoreland County Community College Library: News &amp; Fact-Checking: Fact-Checking

Instead of fact-checking an individual claim, fact check the source of that information.

eBooks - Click on Book or Link to Read!

The web is both the largest propaganda machine ever created and the most amazing fact-checking tool ever invented.
Click on this eBook to learn specific web-based techniques that can get you closer to the truth on the web more quickly.

First edition. Equips you with the knowledge to investigate social media accounts, bots,

private messaging apps, information operations, deep fakes,

as well as other forms of disinformation and media manipulation.

Verification Handbook - New edition
"Many of the chapters and case studies in this handbook are written with the assumption that readers possess the basic knowledge laid out in previous publications, particularly the first handbook. If you are struggling to follow along, I encourage you to start with the first handbook." -- editor Craig Silverman

Center for an Informed Public
"Our mission is to resist strategic misinformation, promote an informed society, and strengthen democratic discourse."
Coalition for Truth in Health & Science
Google Fact Check Explorer
Allows you to easily browse and search for fact checks.
Media Bias/Fact Check
An independent website that rates the bias, factual accuracy, and credibility of media sources.
Media Manipulation Casebook: Definitions
NewsGuard
NewsGuard AI Tracking Center
"...intended to highlight the ways that generative AI has been deployed to turbocharge misinformation operations and unreliable news. The Center includes a selection of NewsGuard’s reports, insights, and debunks related to artificial intelligence."
Not Real News
"A roundup 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. The Associated Press checked them out." - From the site
Snopes
Top Six Red Flags That a News Story is Unreliable

News Literacy Project
A nonpartisan national education nonprofit, it provides programs and resources for educators and the public to teach, learn and share the abilities needed to be smart, active consumers of news and information and equal and engaged participants in a democracy.
checkology
RumorGuard
Each debunk describes the rumor or misleading video or piece of misinformation, explaining what is factually incorrect, and just where the content failed the organization's five-factor test:
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Source: Has the information been posted by a credible source?

Evidence: Is there any evidence that proves the claim is true?

Context: Is the provided context accurate?

Reasoning: Is the claim based on sound reasoning?

Authenticity: Is the information authentic, or has it been edited, changed, or completely made up?