{"id":35,"date":"2017-02-11T23:25:45","date_gmt":"2017-02-11T23:25:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.publiconsulting.com\/wordpress\/webliteracy\/chapter\/fact-checking-sites\/"},"modified":"2018-01-19T11:37:31","modified_gmt":"2018-01-19T11:37:31","slug":"fact-checking-sites","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/www.publiconsulting.com\/wordpress\/webliteracy\/chapter\/fact-checking-sites\/","title":{"rendered":"Fact-checking Sites"},"content":{"raw":"\n<h2>Some Reputable Fact-Checking Organizations<\/h2>\n<p>The following organizations are generally regarded as reputable fact-checking organizations focused on U.S. national news:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.politifact.com\/\">Politifact<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.factcheck.org\/\">Factcheck.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/blogs\/fact-checker\/\">Washington Post Fact Checker<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.snopes.com\/\">Snopes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/truthbetold.news\/category\/fact-checks\/\">Truth be Told<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/politics-fact-check\">NPR Fact-Check<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/eldetectordementiras.com\/\">Lie Detector<\/a> (Univision, Spanish language)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.com\/\">Hoax Slayer<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Respected specialty sites cover niche areas such as climate or celebrities. Here's a few examples:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/climatefeedback.org\/\">Climate Feedback<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.factcheck.org\/scicheck\/\">SciCheck<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/quoteinvestigator.com\/\">Quote Investigator<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>There are many fact-checking sites outside the U.S. Here is a small sample.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/factscan.ca\/\">FactsCan<\/a>&nbsp;(Canada)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.trudeaumetre.ca\/\">TrudeauMetre<\/a> (Canada)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.milenio.com\/poligrafo\/\" target=\"_blank\">El Pol\u00edgrafo<\/a>&nbsp;(Mexico)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.animalpolitico.com\/elsabueso\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Hound<\/a>&nbsp;(Mexico)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/news\/reality-check\">Guardian Reality Check <\/a>(UK)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/bbc.co.uk\/realitycheck\">BBC Reality Check<\/a> (UK)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.channel4.com\/factcheck\/\">Channel 4 Fact Check<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/fullfact.org\/\">Full Fact<\/a> (UK)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n","rendered":"<h2>Some Reputable Fact-Checking Organizations<\/h2>\n<p>The following organizations are generally regarded as reputable fact-checking organizations focused on U.S. national news:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.politifact.com\/\">Politifact<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.factcheck.org\/\">Factcheck.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/blogs\/fact-checker\/\">Washington Post Fact Checker<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.snopes.com\/\">Snopes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/truthbetold.news\/category\/fact-checks\/\">Truth be Told<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/politics-fact-check\">NPR Fact-Check<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/eldetectordementiras.com\/\">Lie Detector<\/a> (Univision, Spanish language)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.com\/\">Hoax Slayer<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Respected specialty sites cover niche areas such as climate or celebrities. 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