The following media literacy tip is from the nonpartisan League of Women Voters of Washington. Dedicated to empowering voters and defending democracy, the League works to expand public knowledge and understanding of media literacy and news education as both are key to developing healthy, civically engaged communities.
Is that true?
Find out with these fact-checking sources.
When you see information on social media or in your inbox, verify it before you trust it or share it.
Use these resources to check the facts:
Snopes, started in 1994, is the oldest and largest fact-checking site that provides original investigative reporting and evidence-based and contextualized analysis on rumors.
AP Fact Check debunks false and misleading claims with fact checkers from Associated Press, an independent global news organization dedicated to factual reporting.
RumorGuard entries are produced by the News Literacy Project, a nonpartisan education nonprofit focused on developing and teaching news literacy.
PolitiFact is a nonpartisan fact-checking website that sorts out the truth in American politics. It’s published by The Poynter Institute, a nonprofit school for journalists, which also offers Find Facts Fast – a free seven-day text-message course designed to you separate fact from fiction online.