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Fake News, Misleading News, Biased News: Fact-Checking Sites and Plug-Ins

Fact-Checking Resources

Browser Plug-Ins

Try these browser plug-ins to be alerted to the reputation of news sources

AP. Not Real News: A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. Here are the facts

NewsGuard   This extension is available for Chrome , Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox or Apple Safari browser.  The ratings are managed by reporters that work on NewsGuard.  

Trusted News:  This Chrome browser plugin uses assessments from  Metacert, Politifact; Shopes and Melissa Zimdars to assess the news you are reading.