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ENSL 110 - Fake News (Marie Butcher): Home

Fact Checking Websites

Snopes.com
Fact checks internet stories, urban legends, and news.
Snopes.com Fake News
Snopes.com section on "fake news"

FactCheck.org
Fact checks U.S. politics and news

PolitiFact
Fact checks U.S. politicians

Lists of "fake news" sites

Snopes Field Guide to Fake News Sites and Hoax Purveyors
Snopes list of fake news sites, along with examples of their stories.
Daily Dot: Here are all the 'fake news' sites to watch out for on Facebook
Gives background on the rise of "fake news" on Facebook, and gives a list of current fake news sites.

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Databases

Good database for background on "fake news":

Opposing Viewpoints in Context
Covers current controversial topics, and includes articles, statistics, opinion essays, etc.

Opposing Viewpoints "Fake News" page
Opinion essays and articles discussing fake news.

MasterFILE Complete
Full-text magazines across a broad range of subject areas.

News Databases:

Newspaper Source Plus
Full-text newspaper articles from 700 newspapers including Washington Post, Christian Science Monitor, The Times (UK), Irish Times (Ireland), The Sydney Morning Herald (Australia), and more. Also includes television and radio news transcripts.
New York Times
Full-Text of the New York Times from 1980 - Present. Browse by date

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