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

Browser Plug-Ins

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

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.

Fact-check and Google Images
"[Y]ou may see a "Fact Check" label under the thumbnail image results. When you tap one of these results to view the image in a larger format, you’ll see a summary of the fact check that appears on the underlying web page. These labels may appear both for fact check articles about specific images and for fact check articles that include an image in the story."