These websites will help you evaluate information that you find on the internet or in the news.
The SIFT method is an evaluation strategy developed by digital literacy expert, Mike Caulfield, to help determine whether online content can be trusted for credible or reliable sources of information.
Lateral reading means checking to see whether a publication or author is reputable before engaging with the content. It involves researching the website or content creator to check their credibility. This is an important part of news literacy so you don’t waste your time on unreliable sources.
How to Do a Reverse Image Search from Your Phone
This website explains how to do a reverse image search. You can use this tool to search for images you have seen online to trace them to their source. This tactic could be helpful when deciding whether an image is real or created by Artificial Intelligence (AI).
Media Bias/Fact Check is a media bias resource on the internet. There are currently 8700+ media sources, journalists, and politicians listed in its database and growing every day. Don’t be fooled by questionable sources. Use the search feature at the top of the screen to check the bias of any source.
News literacy is the ability to determine the credibility of news and other information and to recognize the standards of fact-based journalism to know what to trust, share and act on.
The News Literacy Project, a nonpartisan education nonprofit founded in 2008, is building a national movement to create systemic change in American education to ensure all students are skilled in news literacy before they graduate high school, giving them the knowledge and ability to participate in civic society as well-informed, critical thinkers.
AllSides displays the news as it is covered from a breadth of perspectives. That includes different perspectives on the same story, as well as different opinions on the day's top stories. They also seek to give context by revealing debate on the underlying issues and providing other helpful background.
The mission of Ad Fontes Media is to rate all the news to positively transform society.
Snopes aims to discern what is true and what is total nonsense.
- Search thousands of fact checks and investigations in the archives.
- Discover the most popular or most recent content.
- Can’t find what you’re looking for? Your tip could become a new Snopes article.
Factcheck.org is a nonpartisan, nonprofit “consumer advocate” for voters that aims to reduce the level of deception and confusion in U.S. politics. They monitor the factual accuracy of what is said by major U.S. political players in the form of TV ads, debates, speeches, interviews and news releases. Their goal is to apply the best practices of both journalism and scholarship, and to increase public knowledge and understanding.
Politifact is a fact-checking outlet that focuses on politics and strives to maintain nonpartisanship. Their core principles are independence, transparency, fairness, thorough reporting and clear writing. The reason they publish is to give citizens the information they need to govern themselves in a democracy.