Subject Guides: News Resources : Understanding & Evaluating News

Guide Contents

Tools to help understand biases in news, spot "fake" news, and accurately follow breaking news stories.

Evaluating Web Pages
How to evaluate any information that you find on the web - from Binghamton University Libraries.
All Sides Media Bias Chart
Ranks over 600 media outlets on political bias (Left, Right, Center, Mixed)
Media Bias / Fact Check
Independent source to check the bias and fact check media sources.

FactCheck
Political fact check site from Annenberg Policy Center.
Six Questions That Will Tell You What Media To Trust
From the American Press Institute
News Literacy Basics For Students (Online Course Modules)
From Stony Brook University Center for News Literacy. Includes concepts as Truth, Fairness, Balance, Bias, Cognitive Dissonance, and Source Evaluation. Videos with guiding questions.
Breaking News Consumer Factbook
Breaking news stories often have updates with conflicting information. This provides tips for how to follow the developments accurately.
Breaking News Consumer's Handbook: Ukraine Edition
Spotting Fake Images and Videos
From ABC Education, Australia
Is That Video Real?
Identifying fake video - manipulated, edited and deepfakes.