Verification Handbook
From Craig Silverman, this guide gives you tools to verify digital content for emergency coverage.
Snopes2.com Urban Legends Reference Pages
Think a story or tip might be made up? Use this page to search for some urban legends.
Duke Reporter’s Lab Fact-Checking Tools
The Trust Project: Transparency Tools for Journalists
Poynter: Fact-Checking Resources
Checkology
Classroom resources for news literacy and fact-checking from The News Literacy Project.
National Association for Media Literacy Education
Resources galore. Follow on Twitter at @medialiteracyed.
First Draft News Journalist Guides
Guides to social sources, copyright law and covering trauma.
American Press Institute Fact-Checking Resources
Verification Junkie
This tool from Josh Stearns centralizes several social media verification tools in one place. Great for reporting and fact-checking on deadline.
FirstDraftNews: The 5 sources of fake news everyone needs to look out for online
Indiana University: Tips and Resources for Fact-Checking and Detecting Fake News
Hoaxy
Track where and how fake news is spreading over social channels. Built by Indiana University.
Reported.ly: Rundown of Favorite Verification Tools
A Field Guide to Fake News
Produced by First Draft News and the Public Data Lab.
CUNY: Fact-Checking, Verification and Fake News Guide
Duke Reporter’s Lab Fact-Checking Tools
The Trust Project: Transparency Tools for Journalists
Poynter: Fact-Checking Resources
Checkology
Classroom resources for news literacy and fact-checking from The News Literacy Project.
National Association for Media Literacy Education
Resources galore. Follow on Twitter at @medialiteracyed.
First Draft News Journalist Guides
Guides to social sources, copyright law and covering trauma.
Public List of Fake News Sites
Poynter: Editor’s Guide to Identifying Plagiarism
First Draft News Fact-Checking Resources
5 Tools for Verifying YouTube Video
Izitru.com
Verify photos to see if they’re real or doctored. Good for fact-checking photos being shared on social media.
Indiana University: Tips and Resources for Fact-Checking and Detecting Fake News
CheckDesk
An open verification toolkit for journalists.
FirstDraftNews: Understanding the Fake News Ecosystem
Graphic: Critical-Thinking Cheat Sheet
Hoax-Slayer
Watchdog site for hoaxes, scams and urban legends.
Hoaxy
Track where and how fake news is spreading over social channels. Built by Indiana University.
Public List of Fake News Sites
Warrior Eli Hoax Group
This blog by Taryn Harper Wright investigates hoax websites, blogs and Facebook pages, many involving fake children’s charities.
Truth or Fiction?
This site takes “rumor mill” e-mails we all receive and determines if they are true or false. There is a good list of Attack on America information.
Charity Navigator: Japan Earthquake and Tsunami
The AFU and Urban Legends Archive
Sophos: Tsunami Relief Hoaxes
A great collection of hoax e-mails and other scams.
How Can Newsrooms Verify Video from Eyewitnesses?
Great set of resources from First Draft News.
HoaxBusters.org
Check this site to verify virus hoaxes, chain e-mails and urban myths.
Purportal: Urban Legends Portal
Great search functions and fact-checking resources. This site can quickly assist you in sorting the myths from the half-truths and the actual facts. The site consists of database search engines to check keywords from e-mails you have received, the latest headlines on hoaxes, special reports on 9-11 misinformation, and links to official and commercial sites on fraud, hoaxes and scams
BreaktheChain.org
A site dedicated to online-myth-busting. Search for fake e-chain letters.
The Red Tape Chronicles
Blogger Bob Sullivan looks at Internet scams and consumer fraud. Very easy to navigate and find what you’re looking for.
Purportal’s 9/11 Hoaxes
Bad quotes, media mistakes, scams and more.
StrangeFacts.com
A cool resource for offbeat stats and facts.
VMyths.com
Myths about viruses.
Sree Tips on Hoax Sites
Tips from Columbia School of Journalism dean.
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