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SIFT - A Method for Evaluating Online Information

Sites useful for quick fact-checking from the Fake News Libguide

Sites useful for quick fact-checking. Click the arrows to scroll.

Snopes.com logo

Snopes is widely respected and is one of the oldest fact-checking sites on the internet.

OpenSecrets.org logo

OpenSecrets.org is an independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit research group tracking the influence of money in U.S. politics.

Politifact logo

Politifact is an independent, Pulitzer Prize-winning site created by the Tampa Bay Times.

FactCheck.org logo

FactCheck.org is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that focuses on U.S. politics.

AllSides logo

AllSides offers the same news stories from multiple viewpoints, e.g., left, right, center.