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Information Sources

All Sides
Displays the day’s top news stories from the Left, Center and Right of the political spectrum — side-by-side so you can see the full picture.
Media Bias/Fact Check
Founded in 2015, Media Bias/Fact Check (MBFC) is an independent website that has promoted awareness of media bias and misinformation by rating the bias, factual accuracy, and credibility of media sources, large and small. Media Bias/Fact Check relies on human evaluators to determine the bias of media sources and the level of overall factual reporting through a combination of objective measures and subjective analysis using our stated methodology.
OpenSecrets
Nonpartisan, independent and nonprofit, OpenSecrets is the nation's premier research group tracking money in U.S. politics and its effect on elections and public policy.
Pew Research Center
Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping the world. We conduct public opinion polling, demographic research, content analysis and other data-driven social science research. We do not take policy positions.
ProCon
Pros and cons of debatable issues, as well reference information relevant to those issues.

Disinformation Nation
Disinformation Nation is an education project of the Freedom Forum Institute, a nonpartisan organization headquartered in Washington D.C., that fosters First Amendment freedoms for all.
Newseum
For 22 years, the Freedom Forum educated people about the five freedoms of the First Amendment and the importance of a free and fair press through an innovative interactive museum called the Newseum. The Newseum closed to the public on 12/31/19 when the building was sold. Currently an online presences with exhibit materails available for loan.
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The Newseum mission is to increase public understanding of the importance of a free press and the First Amendment and preserve journalism history.
Freedom Forum
First Ammendment resources.

Critical Disinformation Studies: History, power, and politics
Article from the Harvard Kennedy School Misinformation Review, August 2012, Volume 2, Issue 4

NewseumEd
Strengthening civil society through First Amendment & Media Literacy Education.
Temple University Libraries
"Fake News," Misinformation, & Disinformation
How to identify (and avoid) inaccurate information.
Checkology
Checkology is a free e-learning platform with engaging, authoritative lessons on subjects like news media bias, misinformation, conspiratorial thinking and more.
Learners develop the ability to identify credible information, seek out reliable sources and apply critical thinking skills to separate fact-based content from falsehoods.
Stanford History Education Group
SHEG's current work focuses on how young people evaluate online content. SHEG has created a Civic Online Reasoning curriculum to help students develop the skills needed to navigate our current digital landscape.
The News Literacy Project
The News Literacy Project is a nonpartisan education nonprofit building a national movement to create a more news-literate America.
Washington Post Video Fact Checker
Examples of manipulated videos.

AP News Fact Check Hub
Fact-checking, accountability journalism and misinformation coverage from AP journalists around the globe. Tips? Contact FactCheck@ap.org
https://www.factcheck.org/
A project of the Annenberg Public Policy Center that checks the accuracy of political statements, news, and claims.
Snopes
This site, which has operated since 1995, fact-checks urban legends, rumors, and news.

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