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Real News or Fake News? 319
Real News or Fake News?


Use the following sites to see if you can verify the information you find.

Snopes
One of the longest-running fact-checking sites online. Evaluates urban legends and news stories

Politifact
Evaluates claims of politicians. Pulitzer-Prize-winning site from the Tampa Bay Times
(Primarily American, but Include "Canada" in your search for Canadian material.)

https://www.factcheck.org/location/canada/
From Annenberg Public Policy Centre on claims in US politics. The link leads to their Canadian content.

Some other resources:
Website Research: Fake News - Central Michigan University libraries

How to Spot Fake News – University of Toronto Libraries

How to Spot Fake News – Article. Eugene Kiely and Lori Robertson. 
(Accessed April 25, 2018)

A Finder’s Guide to Facts – NPR

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