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Fake or True? Evaluating Sources
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About Urban Legends
B.S. Detector: A browser extension that alerts users to unreliable news sources
"The Self Agency, LLC is a Syracuse, NY-based boutique digital agency specializing in digital strategy, web design, social media marketing, and digital content production for socially responsible businesses and nonprofits." - their website
FactCheck.org
Fact Checker from The Washington Post
Hoax-Slayer
Open Secrets
Center for Responsive Politics
OpenSources: professionally curated lists of online sources
"...a curated resource for assessing online information sources, available for public use." -website
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"Websites in this resource range from credible news sources to misleading and outright fake websites. Headed by Melissa Zimdars of Merrimack College, our research team is dedicated to preserving the integrity and enhancing the transparency of information on the internet." - website
ProPublica: journalism in the public interest
"...an independent, nonprofit newsroom that produces investigative journalism in the public interest." - their website
Snopes' Field Guide to Fake News Sites and Hoax Purveyors
Updated November 2, 2016
Snopes.com
TruthOrFiction.com
Allsides.com

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Applying the CRAAP Test
Short guide to help you evaluate sources using five critera.