Easy to use website that looks at the facts behind fake news stories. A project of the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania.
FAIR (Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting) is a media watch group that advocates for greater diversity in reporting. Provides in-depth analysis of news stories.
PolitiFact is a fact-checking website that rates the accuracy of claims by politicians. Sponsored by staff from the Tampa Bay Times, an independent newspaper in Florida,
Developed by Melissa Zimdars, communications professor at Merrimack College, this list of over 1000 news sources are analyzed for credibility and bias.
A posting from journalist, David McRaney's blog called, You Are Not So Smart, about what happens when our beliefs are challenged by contradictory information.
Article by Alan C. Miller originally published in Social Education (2016) that discusses recognizing personal bias and the importance of teaching News Literacy.
Written by John Cook and Stephan Lewandowsky, The Debunking Handbook explains how to help people correct their misconceptions while avoiding the "backfire effects."
Middle school teacher, Jonathan Gold, submitted this post to the Teaching Tolerance blog. It examines different aspects of the bias effect and how it affects the classroom.
