Resources

As part of our commitment to promoting media literacy and empowering the public to identify misinformation, we’ve compiled the following educational resources:

Fact-Checking Guides

• How to Spot Fake News – A guide from FactCheck.org on identifying false or misleading news stories.
• Evaluating Online Sources – Tips from Forbes Magazine on assessing the credibility and reliability of online information.
• Misinformation Debunking Toolkit – Resources from the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) for debunking misinformation from around the world.

Media Literacy Courses

• MediaWise Crash Course – A free online media literacy course from the Poynter Institute.
• Disinformation Warriors: Media, Science, Truth and Animation – A Udemy course exploring media literacy and combating misinformation.
• Media, politics and society – A Open University course exploring the relationship between media, politics, and society.

Fact-Checking Tools

• Reverse Image Search – Use Google Images to search for the original source of an image.
• PolitiFact Truth-O-Meter – A searchable database of fact checks on political claims about US politics and politicians.
• Snopes Fact Check – A well-known resource for verifying the accuracy of online rumors and stories.

We hope these resources help you become a more informed and discerning consumer of information. Let us know if you have any other questions or additional requests.