Research Guides: Fake News: Checking Sources

Fact Checking Websites

Snopes
A website that checks claims, myths, rumors and misinformation in order to provide accurate information on a variety of topics.
Politifact: Fact-Checking US Politics
A fact-checking website that looks into claims made by politicians.
FactCheck
A project of the Annenberg Public Policy Center that focuses on clarifying political claims.
Open Secrets
Open Secrets is a nonpartisan, independent and nonprofit, run by the Center for Responsive Politics. The group focuses on reporting political donations.
FlackCheck
Based at the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania, FlackCheck.org is a political literacy companion site to FactCheck.org.
Fact Checker-The Washington Post

TinEye Reverse Image Search
Website that allows users to search by image to see where it appears online.
Google Reverse Image Search
A Google search that allows users to search the Web for image content.

National Newspapers This link opens in a new window
Five full-text newspapers including New York Times (1999-present), Wall Street Journal (1986-present), Washington Post (1998-present), The Sun (Baltimore - 1991-present), Christian Science Monitor (1988-present).
Nexis Uni This link opens in a new window
Nexis Uni includes resources formerly found in LexisNexis. Search for a topic or current event across a variety of sources, including news articles, legal documents, and business sources. Browse by subjects, such as criminal justice or political science. Nexis Uni includes international news and newspapers and you can filter by country of publication.
Communication & Mass Media Complete This link opens in a new window
Full text of over 500 journals in communication, mass media, and other closely-related fields.
Academic OneFile This link opens in a new window
Citations and some full-text articles from scholarly journals and general periodicals on a variety of subjects.
New York Times (1980-present) This link opens in a new window
The New York Times (sometimes abbreviated as The NYT or The Times) is an American newspaper based in New York City with worldwide influence and readership. Click here to access full-text of The New York Times, including NYT Book Review and NYT Magazine, from 1980-present.