Evaluating News Sources at a Time of COVID-19

• Misinformation = Incorrect or misleading information inadvertently sent in order to influence public opinion or obscure the truth.
• Disinformation = False information deliberately and often covertly spread in order to influence public opinion or obscure the truth.
• Both contribute to fake news, spread like wildfire across social platforms, pose a risk to brands and their audiences.  (Yonder-ai.com, 2020)

• The CRAAP Test (Currency, Relevance, Authority, Accuracy, Purpose): A list of questions designed to help evaluate information. For details, click here: CRAAP Test.  
• The P.R.O.V.E.N. Test for Evaluating Sources (Purpose, Relevance, Objectivity, Verifiability, Expertise, Newness) For details, click here: P.R.O.V.E.N. Test
• The Process of Establishing Integrity Checklist, by Dr. Susan Maret, Lecturer at the School of Information, San Jose State University, and Project Censored contributor.
  Designed to provide a "self-empowering and didactic path to finding trustworthy articles and sources of information."  Access via the Global Critical Media Literacy Project; direct link to the Checklist.  

• The Reporters’ Lab is a center for journalism research in the Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke University focus on fact-checking and do occasional research about trust in the news media and other topics. It is part of the DeWitt Wallace Center for Media & Democracy at the Sanford School. Their projects include: A guide to the world’s fact-checkers: maintain a database of fact-checking sites and publish an annual census.The Duke Tech & Check Cooperative, a two-year research project to automate fact-checking, funded by Knight Foundation, Facebook and Craig Newmark. Analysis about trends and advances in fact-checking, including articles written by their students, staff and faculty.
• FactCheck.org: Fact-checking project created by nonpartisan, nonprofit Annenberg Public Policy Center in the United States.
• RMIT Fact Check (Australian): Assesses the accuracy of claims made by politicians, advocacy groups, research bodies, public figures, and institutions.
• Media Bias/Fact Check
• Politifact: American site rate the accuracy of claims made by elected officials.
• Snopes.com: Explicitly researches and debunks myths, fake news, rumours, and misinformation online.
• Hoaxy: Provides visual representations of the spread and dissemination of fake news stories, created by Indiana University.
• BS Detector: Browser plug-in for Chrome, Firefox, and Safari.
• TruthOrFiction: Get the truth about rumors, inspirational stories, virus warnings, hoaxes, scams, humorous tales, pleas for help, urban legends, prayer requests, calls to action, and other forwarded emails.
• COVID19MisInfo.org Portal 
• Misinformation Directory By FactCheck.org
• Harvard University Library's Fake News Libguide (2019)
• University of the Sunshine Coast Library What are Credible Sources Guide

• FotoForensics: Identify parts of an image that may have been modified or “photoshopped”.
• Google Reverse Image Search: Upload or use a URL image to check the content history or to see similar images on the web.
• Google Street View:  Identifying the location of a suspicious photo or video is a crucial part of the verification process.
• TinEye Reverse Image Search: Upload or enter an image URL to the search bar and see a list of related sites. Has plug-ins for your browser.

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