a great site on navigating World with FAke news. the site mentions Media Bias/Fact Check as a source of info on FN.
http://guides.library.harvard.edu/fake
Reports from Harvard and other universities:
Fake news and the spread of misinformation
From the Shorenstein Center at the Harvard Kennedy School, links to peer-reviewed articles.
NiemanReports: Election '16: Lessons for Journalism
From the Nieman Foundation at Harvard; several articles on fake news and news literacy
Evaluating Information: The Cornerstone of Civic Online Reasoning
Stanford University study on high school and college students (lack of) news literacy
Lies, Damn Lies and Viral Content: How News Websites Spread (and Debunk) Online Rumors, Unverified Claims and Misinformation
Report from Tow Center for Digital Journalism, Columbia University
Selected News Articles:
Media's Next Challenge: Overcoming the Threat of Fake News (New York Times)
For the 'new yellow journalists', opportunity comes in clicks and bucks (Washington Post)
This Analysis Shows How Fake Election News Stories Outperformed Real News On Facebook (Buzzfeed)
Sites for Journalists:
Poynter
Journalist's Toolbox
Fact-Checking Sites and Plug-Ins
Fact-Checking Sites:
Media Bias/Fact Check
FactCheck.org
Politifact
Snopes.com
Washington Post Fact Checker
Hoaxy
Browser Plug-ins:
BS Detector (Chrome, Firefox, Safari)
Fake News Alert (Chrome)
This is Fake (Chrome, for Facebook feed)
Tips for Analyzing News Sites
Tips for analyzing news sites, and an informal list compiled by Dr. Melissa Zimdars, Assistant Professor at Merrimack College.
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