Library: The Truth: How to Identify Fake News & Distinguish Fact from Opinion: Democracy Lab

Fact-checking resources

PolitiFact
Rates the accuracy of claims by elected officials and others who speak up in American politics.
Snopes.com
Reportedly, "the definitive Internet reference source for urban legends, folklore, myths, rumors, and misinformation".

Media Bias/Fact Check
Independent online outlet that evaluates media sources for accuracy and bias.

Google Images - Click the camera icon to perform a research image search by uploading the file or pasting the image URL.

Wayback Machine - View web site changes over time.

Who.is - Searchable by URL or IP address.

"Finding Truth in the Era of Misinformation"
PDF version of the presentation offered by Robert Krzanowski and Emily Hampton Haynes on March 18, 2021

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