Recommended by Julie Smith from
Webster University
MISINFORMATION
RESOURCES
Use some of these websites, extensions, and apps to help build
smart and critical media consumption.
FACT FactCheck.org - For U.S. Politics
CHECKERS Politifact - For U.S. Politics
Fact Stream - APP for U.S. Politics
Snopes - For rumor/urban legend checks
Claim Busters - live fact checking
Newstrition - browser extension that helps
evaluate information/sources
Bot Sentinel - Use to analyse Twitter/X accounts
Facebook Ad Library- Search / Analyse Ads on Facebook
Lead Stories - Easily sort by the categories below
SOCIAL The Factual - Rates credibility of news articles
MEDIA & based on site quality, author expertise, quality
MEDIA of source .
ANALYSIS
IMAGE Google Reverse Image Search
CHECKS TinEye - Find where else images appear
online. Similar to Google Reverse image
search
ExifData - Use to find specific data attached
to a photo OR remove data to protect your
privacy.
VIDEO Captain Fact - Browser Extension to help
CHECKS fact check YouTube.
YouTube Data Viewer - copy the link of a
YouTube video to find where it originated.
EDUCATIONAL
RESOURCES
GAMES:
PolitiTruth- BadNews -
An app that Players create
challenges fake news and
players to try to cause
distinguish fact disruption and
from fiction. chaos. Fun
activity for
students.
