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Fact Checking
In addition to credible, scholarly resources such as those found through the library, fact checking sites like the following can help you determine if information reported in news and other media is accurate.
- FactCheck.org Monitors the factual accuracy of what is said by major US political players in the form of TV ads, debates, speeches, interviews, and news releases.
- PolitiFact 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, an independent newspaper in Florida, as is PunditFact, a site devoted to fact-checking pundits. The PolitiFact state sites are run by news organizations that have partnered with the Times. The state sites and PunditFact follow the same principles as the national site.
- Snopes.com An Internet reference source for urban legends, folklore, myths, rumors, and misinformation.
- Media Bias/Fact Check All media sources have a degree of bias in reporting, some more than others. The purpose of this website is to be a resource for those who care about media bias. Media bias on this website is determined through research and consumer opinions.
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