Fake News: Fake News Defined
A collection of resources to help the UB community distinguish fact from fake.
Last Updated: Jan 8, 2024 4:01 PM
Fake News Defined
According to the BBC "fake news" or "factually challenged news" is the deliberate making up of news stories to fool or entertain. The rise in social media use (Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, etc) has made it almost impossible to distinguish real news from fictional news.
History
Identifying Fake News
Infographic by University of Mississippi Libraries
How to Spot Fake News by FactCheck.org
How to Spot Fake News by The Washington Post
Fact Checking Websites
- FactCheck.orgMonitors the factual accuracy of what is said by major U.S. political players in the form of TV ads, debates, speeches, interviews, and news releases.
- Media Bias/ Fact CheckAn Internet fact checking database with a large collection of news sources.
- PolitiFactA fact-checking website that rates the accuracy of claims by elected officials and others on its Truth-O-Meter.
- Snopes.comAttempts to give accurate information about rumors and urban legends on a variety of topics.
- Washington Post Fact CheckerFact checking website by Glenn Kessler of the Washington Post. Uses Pinocchios to rate truthfulness of stories.