InfoGuides: Critical Thinking: Evaluation Tools &amp; Search Strategies

Fake News: How to Avoid It

Discover how journalists fact check their information in this video.

How to See Past Your Own Perspective and Find the Truth

Learn how to fact check like a professional in this video from John Green's Crash Course series.

Learn tips and tricks for selecting your news sources from the video below.

Watch the video below to learn more about lateral reading.

Check Yourself With Lateral Reading

AllSides
Provides information from all sides of the story (right, middle and left).
FactCheck.org
PolitiFact
"PolitiFact is a fact-checking website that rates the accuracy of claims by elected officials and others on its Truth-O-Meter." Politifact.com
Snopes
"The definitive Internet reference source for researching urban legends, folklore, myths, rumors, and misinformation." Snopes.com
The Washington Post Fact Checker