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ENGL 1H/2H: Critical Thinking & Writing Honors (Serviss): Fact Checking

Research Guide for Critical Thinking & Writing Honors

Fact Checking Guide Examples

Working in small groups, review and discuss one of the following examples.

Example Guide: CUNY School of Journalism Fact Checking Guide

Class Slides- April 25, 2017

Class Slides- April 18, 2017

Class Slides- April 11, 2016

Fact Checking Guidelines

Use the fact-checking guidelines below to assess your news article.

Fact Checking for the News Consumer
This checklist, adapted from the CUNY School of Journalism Accuracy Checklist for Reporters, outlines key areas to look for when fact checking.

Fact Checking Resources

Google
Use Google to find more information as you fact check.
Google Reverse Image Search
Learn how to do a reverse image search.
The Wayback Machine
From the Internet Archive. Access web pages from the past.

More Fact Checking Tools

Allsides
See news from multiple perspectives, left, center and right
FactCheck.org
Factual accuracy of what is said by major U.S. politicians
Hoaxy
Visualize the spread of claims and fact checking.
Media Bias / Fact Check
Bias in news articles/sources
Snopes
Fact checking rumors, news and political campaigns
Washington Post Fact Checker
Analysis of current news