From the Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania, a website that monitors "the factual accuracy of what is said by major U.S. political players."
"A web-based, non profit research and information center dedicated to comprehensively monitoring, analyzing, and correcting misinformation in the U.S. media."
"Nonpartisan, independent and nonprofit, Center for Responsive Politics is the nation's premier research group tracking money in U.S. politics and its effect on elections and public policy. Our Vision is for Americans to be empowered by access to clear and unbiased information about money’s role in politics and policy and to use that knowledge to strengthen our democracy."
PolitiFact is an independent fact-checking website created by the Tampa Bay Times newspaper to sort out the truth in American politics. In 2018, PolitiFact was acquired by the Poynter Institute, a nonprofit school for journalists, and is self-sustaining.
"The purpose of this website, and an accompanying column in the Sunday print edition of The Washington Post, is to “truth squad” the statements of political figures regarding issues of great importance, be they national, international or local. " -- How many Pinocchio's?
To find and use more fact checking sites - see this database of global fact-checking sites, which can be viewed as a map or as a list; also includes how they identify fact-checkers.
This free app uses artificial intelligence to separate real from fake news and deliver trustworthy sources to your phone. Available for iOS and Android.
Google Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=io.scal.oigetit&hl=en_US
Apple Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/oigetit-fake-news-filter/id1455975783
Trust ratings for all the news sites that account for 95% of engagement. Written by journalists, not secret algorithms.
Transparent, accountable, and right in your browser. (Paid subscription)
In order to counter the fragmented and misleading aspect of the information industry, this app creates a platform that compares the way different news sources cover the same story in a way that is both comprehensive and neutral.
Free, user-friendly tool opens up the web to in-context annotation and discussion. Use Hypothesis to hold discussions, read socially, organize your research, and take personal notes.
On search results page: Go to Tools > All Results > Verbatim
Turning on the "verbatim" setting on your Google search results page will allow search results to be displayed without ranking them according to your search history.