LibGuides: Fake News: A Real Problem: Resources for Evaluating News Stories

Tools for Evaluating News Sources

Many fake news stories have certain characteristics in common. You can use the tools below to verify that what you are reading is credible and reliable.

How to Spot Fake News
Guidelines for identifying fake news from Factcheck.org
Snopes
A page devoted to debunking urban legends.
Washington Post Fact Checker
Fact checking resource from The Washington Post.
Politifact
A fact-checking website that rates the accuracy and truthfulness of statements made by politicians. Maintained by reporters from The Tampa Bay Times.
WHOIS from Network Solutions
Check who owns a domain by entering a url in the WHOIS database.
Google Reverse Image Search
Evaluate the origin of an image using the Google reverse image search tool.