Easy Online Ways to Test News Claims
PolitiFact.com
- a project of the Poynter Institute for Media Studies; searchable by theme, truthiness, and more.
FactCheck.org
- a project of the Annenberg Public Policy Center at U Penn
Global Fact-Checking Sites
- a project of the Duke University Reporters' Lab
Fact Checker
- the Washington Post's project, spearheaded by reporter Glenn Kessler, to investigate the truth behind the political rhetoric
Snopes
- the oldest (b.1994) and largest fact-checking site online, widely regarded by journalists, folklorists, and readers as an invaluable research companion
Google Fact Check Explorer
- powered by a claim review markup technology (which helps Google detect and display a fact check), this tool aggregates and thus helps users find fact checks by independent organizations from around the world
Checking the Lean of Fact-Checking Sites
Remember, that just as "center" isn't the equivalent of "neutral" or "balanced," those who safeguard facts can have biases, too. The online Fact-Checking sites on this AllSides chart (including several sites listed above) are scored according to a methodology that focuses on framing and perspective -- not on the facts themselves..
Click on the chart (or the URL below) to access the interactive version.
https://www.allsides.com/media-bias/fact-check-bias-chart