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Don't be fooled by the Internet or Fake News!
Remember triangulation, check who the author is, is the information current, is it fact not opinion. Not sure? Look at Snopes or FactChecker. Museum of Hoaxes Snopes FactChecker Tree Octopus Save the Mountain Walrus |
How to Spot Fake News - by CommonSense Media
You Quote it You Note It - Interactive lesson on plagiarism.
Five Tips for Teachers and Students - learning to fact check and detect bias.
Rewordify - Having trouble understanding what you're reading? Copy and paste text here to simplify.
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ISTE's Top ten sites to help students check their facts
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AllSides - Balanced - Unbiased News. Rates news sources as right, left or center.
MediaMatters - Monitors and corrects misinformation from conservative news sources.
Open Secrets - Center for Responsive Politics
ProPublica - Award winning website doing investigative journalism.
Sunlight Foundation -Making Government and Politics more transparent
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FactCheck - Annenberg Public Policy Center
NewsBusters - Exposes and combats liberal media bias.
PolitiFact - Fact checking Pulitzer Prize winning website.
Snopes - Independent researcher fact checks and sets the record straight.
Washington Post - Fact checker shedding light for Democracy.
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