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Rumor/Fact-Checking Organizations

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
The International Fact-Checking Network
"... a unit of the Poynter Institute dedicated to bringing together fact-checkers worldwide." website
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

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Is Your News Feed a Bubble?
"Find out how polarizing the content on your news feed is when compared to your friends as a whole" --website
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use with Chrome (browser)
Read Across the Aisle
app by BeeLine Reader
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"Knocking Down Filter Bubbles with a Simple Nudge"