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Evaluating News: Fact-Checking

This LibGuide was created to help you evaluate the news around you, teach you to identify Fake News, Biased News, Satirical News, and Propaganda

Accuracy Checklists

Newmark J-School Accuracy Checklist for Reporters
Use this Newmark J-School Accuracy Checklist for Reporters. Make an Accuracy Checklist a part of your reporting process.
Accuracy checklists via Craig Silverman, author of Regret the Error
This website offers several PDF documents you can use as Accuracy Checklists.
Accuracy tip sheet from Mathew Lee, as part of the Knight Citizen News Network
The NPR Accuracy Checklist
Steve Buttry’s Expanded Version of Craig Silverman’s Accuracy Checklist

Accuracy Checklist for Journalists, Reynolds Center for Business Journalism
This older document still has key elements of a good Accuracy Checklist

Fact-Checking guides relating to politics:

7 steps to better fact-checking - Politifact