The sites below generally review specific news stories and claims. Wikipedia, Google, Twitter, and LinkedIn can be used to look up quotes and research authors of articles to see their professional credentials.
- FactCheck.org
A product of the Annenberg Public Policy Center, this site is terrific for checking up on political claims.
- PolitiFact
The Pulitzer Prize-winning Politifact researches the claims of politicians and checks their accuracy.
- Snopes
One of the oldest debunking sites on the Internet, Snopes.com focuses on widely circulating urban legends, news stories and memes.
- Washington Post Fact Checker
Focused primarily on political stories.
