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Fact Checking Resources

Snopes.com

Broad coverage, including news & politics, entertainment, science & technology, and even history.

Fact Check | Reuters

Reuters Fact Check is a dedicated team of journalists who investigate and verify the accuracy of information circulating in the media and online.

Politifact

Politifact is a fact-checking website that rates the accuracy of claims made by politicians and other public figures using their Truth-O-Meter. They won a Pulitzer Prize for their work in 2009.

Media Literacy

MediaWise for Students | Poynter

MediaWise is a project of the Poynter Institute that provides a nonpartisan, fact-based approach to media literacy education.

MediaWise for Adults | Poynter

MediaWise is a project of the Poynter Institute that provides a nonpartisan, fact-based approach to media literacy education.

News With Less Agenda and More Facts

Join 1440

Contains Daily Newsletter, Topic Deep Dives, Podcasts and Video 'Algorithms decide what we see. Misinformation spreads faster than truth. And the tools meant to expand knowledge now distort it. Enter 1440 A knowledge collective built on curiosity, connection, and care for the truth. Here, facts matter, thinking is valued, and people come together to understand the world.'

Open The Books

Open The Books has an app available for download. It provides access to a comprehensive database of government spending, allowing users to track how taxpayer money is being used at the federal, state, and local levels.