How to Spot Fake News Graphic from Massachusetts Library System
Satirical News
- What is Satire?Definition of satire
1 : a literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn
2: trenchant wit, irony, or sarcasm used to expose and discredit vice or folly
---From Merriam-Webster.com
The following websites are satirical articles that make fun of the news and report on news stories using sarcasm to ridicule actual events. The satirical web sites below are spoofing the news but are NOT real news.
Bias in News
- Bias in the News VideoTalks about what media bias is and how to make sure you know how to find real news sources, not fake, when researching any topic
Resources for Teaching & Learning about News Literacy:
- Handbook On the Media podcastBreaking News Consumer's Handbook: Fake News Edition podcast
Tools for Fact-checking News
- Factcheck.org
A consumer advocate for voters that aims to reduce the level of deception and confusion in U.S. politics. This group monitors the factual accuracy of what is said by major U.S. political players in the form of TV ads, debates, speeches, interviews and news releases. Their goal is to apply the best practices of both journalism and scholarship, and to increase public knowledge and understanding.
FactCheck.org is a project of the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania. The APPC was established by publisher and philanthropist Walter Annenberg to create a community of scholars within the University of Pennsylvania that would address public policy issues at the local, state and federal levels. - Snopes
A highly-regarded website for checking truthfulness of rumors in the news. - Politifact
PolitiFact is a fact-checking website that rates the accuracy of claims by elected officials and others who speak up in American politics.