ONLINE INFORMATION LITERACY TOOLS

WHAT IS TRUTH?

In this age of unlimited information, one challenge for students is evaluating the QUALITY and VERACITY of information from primary, versus secondary and scholarly versus popular sources of information - and not even assuming that primary and scholarly sources are more reliable. Here are links to some online information literacy tools to help in analyzing where your information is coming from.

Beall’s List

This is an extensive catalogue of predatory publishers posing as primary sources

Politicfact

Independent fact checking by a non-profit operated by the Poynter Foundation

Newsguard

Website and news reliability rating and scoring website.

Real or Satire?

Check a URL at this link to see if it is satirical.

Hoaxy

Visualize the spread of information on Twitter (may have to close soon if Twitter stops supporting its free API)

Media Bias Fact Check

One of the most comprehensive media bias resources on the internet with over 6000 sources and journalists listed

FACT CHECK

A nonpartisan, nonprofit “consumer advocate” for voters that aims to reduce the level of deception and confusion in U.S. politic

Snopes

One of the earliest fact checking sites.

QuackWatch

A guide to health fraud. Provides links to reliable health sites.