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ACM Engage - Scholarship Stream

A guide detailing various sessions that are part of the ACM Engage Scholarship Stream program

Verifying Fake News - Websites

Verifying news stories (or sites you should get to know)

  1. FactCheck.org: monitors the accuracy of U.S. political stories.
  2. PolitiFact: verifies political news stories.
  3. Snopes: fact-checks Internet rumours and stories. This will determine whether that post your cousin shared on Facebook re: gun violence in America has any merit.
  4. Flackcheck: political literacy companion site to the award-winning FactCheck.org.
  5. Media Bias/Fact Check: Media Bias/Fact Check (MBFC News) is an independent online media outlet. MBFC is dedicated to educating the public on media bias and deceptive news practices.

Additional Sources about Fake News