Fact from Fiction
For reference, click the link
to the right.

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For interactive activities
Click the link to the right

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CRAAPP Detector
Using the CRAAPP Detector can help you think critically about sources.
Some of the criteria will be, more or less, important depending on how you plan to use the information.

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Follow to the source.

This is one of my favorite ways, try to find the original source of information, follow the referred source, and keep going until you find the original.

Once you find the original, is it a reputable source What are other people saying about the author or publication?

If you can't find the information or find it is not trustworthy, start over with different keywords to find a different source

Check for previous fact-checking:
Check these sites to see if an online article or claim has already been debunked.

FactCheck.org
FactCheck.org is dedicated to fact-checking stories and statements about U.S. Politics.

FactsCan
Facts Canada investigates claims made by Canadian federal politicians and scores them as true, misleading, false, or farcical.

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PolitiFact
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, PolitiFact rates the accuracy of claims made by politicians and others who speak about American politics.

SciCheck
Created by FactCheck.org, SciCheck focuses on debunking false and misleading scientific claims.

Snopes.com
Snopes.com was launched in 1995 to help debunk Internet rumours, claims and stories of unknown origin. The site provides analyses of content to confirm its accuracy.