Media Literacy: Evaluation Tools

From the website: "Turning Citizen Media into Citizen Evidence: Authentication Techniques for Human Rights Researchers."

"The NewsCheck extension allows people to investigate the authenticity of an online image or video by running through a standardized checklist."

Click and drag an image into Google's main

From the website: "TinEye is a reverse image search engine. You can submit an image to TinEye to find out where it came from, how it is being used, if modified versions of the image exist, or to find higher resolution versions."

Duke Reporter's Lab and Jigsaw created this widget to help readers quickly discern if news is real or not. Participating media include The Washington Post, PoltiFact, and FactCheck.org.

From the website: "Tracker is a free video analysis and modeling tool."

From the website: "The Verification Handbook is a groundbreaking new resource for journalists and aid responders, which provides step-by-step guidelines for using user-generated content (UGC) during emergencies."

Former journalist John McManus developed the SMELL test for skeptical readers.

Using patented crowd-sourced bias testing, AllSides presents multi-partisan versions of today's news. The comparative layout and rating system allows readers to garner various perspectives of a story in a glance.

This watchdog organization reviews the accuracy of news stories and news releases related to treatment for health related problems.

Check the bias of your favorite news sources

Professional journalism organization debunks false news reports

Go-to for checking all facts political

Old favorite for checking the most popular Internet rumors

Veteran reporter Glenn Kessler's weekly column that particularly focuses on national politics

The UK's independent fact-checking not-for-profit.

Through its fact-checking partnership with Facebook, Politifact has identified key trends and compiled an almanac of fake news sites.