Fact-Checking Websites
1. SNOPES.COM This independent organization fact-checks topics that are trending on social media or receiving significant media coverage.
2. THE POYNTER INSTITUTE The website of this nonprofit journalism school maintains a list of verified fact-checking organizations around the world.
3. POLITIFACT.COM A nonpartisan US fact-checking organization run by the Poynter Institute, it primarily fact-checks political issues.
4. FACTCHECK.ORG A nonpartisan, nonprofit organization connected with the University of Pennsylvania's Annenberg Public Policy Center, it monitors the factual accuracy of statements made by US politicians.
5. HOAX-SLAYER.COM An independent website out of Australia that identifies internet- and email-based scams and hoaxes from all over the world.
6. THE INTERNET ARCHIVE WAYBACK MACHINE This tool saves and then stores the internet so you can go back and look at web pages that no longer exist or at old versions of current websites. It will not tell you if something is true or false, but with 391 billion web pages saved (and counting!), it can help you do a little fact-checking yourself.
Sources
Otis, Cindy L. True or False: a CIA Analyst's Guide to Spotting Fake News. Feiwel & Friends, 2020, p. 127.