Fake News: Evaluating News Sources

Fact checking everything from urban legends to news reports, "...the oldest and largest fact-checking site on the Internet, one widely regarded by journalists, folklorists, and laypersons alike as one of the world’s essential resources."

"PolitiFact is a fact-checking website that rates the accuracy of claims by elected officials and others who speak up in American politics."

"...a nonpartisan, nonprofit “consumer advocate” for voters that aims to reduce the level of deception and confusion in U.S. politics."

The Poynter Institute for Media Studies is a non-profit school for journalism located in St. Petersburg, Florida. In April 2019, they analyzed a variety of fake news lists and made a list. A few days later, after complaints from the sites listed as "unreliable" and from readers, they removed the list.

by Vanessa Otero