Current Events & News: Fact-Checking Resources

This is one of the top fact-checking sites out there. Use this to see if politician's statements are true, somewhat true, mostly false, or "pants-on-fire false." "PolitiFact.com is a project operated by the Tampa Bay Times, in which reporters and editors from the Times and affiliated media fact check statements by members of Congress, the White House, lobbyists, and interest groups" (Wikipedia).

This is a great resource for fact-checking stats and news stories coming out of Africa. You can even submit a claim that you want their research team to check!

"Snopes.com, formally known as the Urban Legends Reference Pages, is one of the first online fact-checking websites. It has been termed a "well-regarded source for sorting out myths and rumors" on the internet."

"FactCheck.org is a project of the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania. They are a nonpartisan, nonprofit “consumer advocate” for voters that aims to reduce the level of deception and confusion in U.S. politics" (https://mediabiasfactcheck.com).

"Open Secrets is a nonpartisan, independent and nonprofit, run by the Center for Responsive Politics, which is the nation’s premier research group tracking money in U.S. politics and its effect on elections and public policy" (https://mediabiasfactcheck.com).

You can also use Google's Fact Check Explorer to analyze news claims.