Fake News: Databases and Authorities

"We are a nonpartisan, nonprofit “consumer advocate” for voters that aims to reduce the level of deception and confusion in U.S. politics. We monitor the factual accuracy of what is said by major U.S. political players in the form of TV ads, debates, speeches, interviews and news releases.'

"Hoax-Slayer debunks email and social media hoaxes, thwarts Internet scammers, combats spam, and educates web users about email, social media, and Internet security issues."

"Hoaxy visualizes the spread of claims and related fact checking online. A claim may be a fake news article, hoax, rumor, conspiracy theory, satire, or even an accurate report. Anyone can use Hoaxy to explore how claims spread across social media. You can select any matching fact-checking articles to observe how those spread as well."

Media Bias/Fact Check (MBFC News) is an independent online media outlet. MBFC News is dedicated to educating the public on media bias and deceptive news practices.
MBFC News’ aim is to inspire action and a rejection of overtly biased media.

PolitiFact is a fact-checking website that rates the accuracy of claims by elected officials and others who speak up in American politics.
PolitiFact staffers research statements and rate their accuracy on the Truth-O-Meter, from True to False. The most ridiculous falsehoods get the lowest rating, Pants on Fire.

"With over 20 years’ experience as a professional researcher and writer, David has created in snopes.com what has come to be regarded as an online touchstone of rumor research. The site’s work has been described as painstaking, scholarly, and reliable, and has been lauded by the world’s top folklorists. Hundreds of the site’s articles have been cited by authors in a variety of disciplines."

Verbatim is a fact-checking project of Ballotpedia. Launched in October 2015, Verbatim examines claims made by elected officials, political appointees, and political candidates at the federal, state, and local levels.

The Poynter Institute develops resources for journalists and writers, plus offers resources on fact checking and media literacy for the general public.

A nonprofit whose purpose is to provide tools and resources to middle and high school students (and their classrooms) on media literacy.

From the Association for College and Research Libraries (ACRL), a division of the American Library Association. This is an in-depth look at the factors that go into discerning the reliability of a claim.

What makes real news real? In part, it's because of journalistic ethics. The Society of Journalistic Ethics provides a code of professional ethics for journalists to adhere to.

This site provides articles and an assessment of their bias, from left to right.