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BJPS Library: Information Disorder and Fact Checking Resources

Misinformation, Disinformation, and Malinformation from the CISA and the Bipartisan Policy Center

Fact Checkers

Politifact: From the Poynter Institute of Media Studies, a non-profit journalism school and research organization. Politifact

FactCheck.org: A project of the Annenberg Public Policy Center, FactCheck, 

Snopes: Snope is one of the oldest, if not the oldest fact-checking sites. It began as a site debunking myths and urban legends but morphed into an investigative fact-checking site.

AP Fact Check: From the Associated Press, a news and politics fact-checker.

Tineye: A reverse image search site, Tineye can help you distinguish between actual images and ones that were AI-produced or doctored.

RumorGuard from the News Literacy Project: From The News Literacy Project, "NLP created RumorGuard to help us all learn how to recognize misinformation and stop it in its tracks. Each fact-checked viral rumor contains concrete tips to help you build your news literacy foundation and confidently evaluate claims you see online."

Media Bias Checkers

AllSides: AllSides displays the top news from different perspectives, so readers see how the left, right, and center cover the same story.

AdFontes Media: Best known for their media bias chart, AdFontes Media helps people differentiate news sources to make good choices.

Ground News: According to their website, "Ground News is a platform that makes it easy to compare news sources, read between the lines of media bias and break free from algorithms."

Interactive Media Bias Chart:

 

Media Literacy Resources

The following resources can be used by the librarians to support your curriculum and media literacy needs.

Common Sense Media:

NewseumEd:

The News Literacy Project:

Facing History and Ourselves: