ONLINE INFORMATION LITERACY TOOLS
WHAT IS TRUTH?
In this age of unlimited information, one challenge for students is evaluating the QUALITY and VERACITY of information from primary, versus secondary and scholarly versus popular sources of information - and not even assuming that primary and scholarly sources are more reliable. Here are links to some online information literacy tools to help in analyzing where your information is coming from.
Beall’s List
This is an extensive catalogue of predatory publishers posing as primary sources
Politicfact
Independent fact checking by a non-profit operated by the Poynter Foundation
Newsguard
Website and news reliability rating and scoring website.
Real or Satire?
Check a URL at this link to see if it is satirical.
Hoaxy
Visualize the spread of information on Twitter (may have to close soon if Twitter stops supporting its free API)
Media Bias Fact Check
One of the most comprehensive media bias resources on the internet with over 6000 sources and journalists listed
FACT CHECK
A nonpartisan, nonprofit “consumer advocate” for voters that aims to reduce the level of deception and confusion in U.S. politic
Snopes
One of the earliest fact checking sites.
QuackWatch
A guide to health fraud. Provides links to reliable health sites.