Critical Thinking: News and Media Literacy

Canada Fact Check is an independent news platform dedicated to transparency, democratic reform, government accountability and corporate responsibility.

A fact-checking website with an established history of journalistic rigor that partners with Facebook to combat viral fake news. It is focused on US politics

A UK-based fact checking site that is known for it's neutrality.

Lead Stories is a lesser-known website that helps users fact-check information. The website debunks fake news across a variety of beats, including entertainment, tech, politics, and international news.

An excellent bias rating resource -- this site examines sourcing, biased wording, story choices, and political affiliation.

The MediaWise Teen Fact-Checking Network (TFCN) publishes daily fact-checks for teenagers, by teenagers.

PolitiFact is a non-partisan fact-checking website that focuses on political claims made in the US.

The global edition of PolitiFact reports on the truth of news stories outside of the United States

A new platform from the News Literacy Project that goes beyond traditional fact-checking efforts by also walking users through the process of evaluating how and why a rumor might be false.

Snopes started out as a site that mainly dealt with urban legends, myths, common misconceptions, rumors, and conspiracy theories. However, it has expanded to encompass general fact-checking of viral misinformation, including political statements.

TruthOrFiction.com is one of the longest-running fact-checking sites out there. While it initially focused on looking at internet hoaxes and rumors, it has extended its range to include general fake news as well.