Los Angeles Valley College Library: Disinformation: fake news, propaganda & more: Check a source on your own

Select a claim to examine

Food Babe: How Food Companies Exploit Americans
This article claims that US consumers ingest chemicals that people in other countries don't. Is that true? What else does this article imply?
Spoon University: Drinking Tequila Could Help You Lose Weight
Can you find enough evidence to prove or disprove this claim?
Anonymous: Ten Signs the Global Elite are Losing Control
Lots of claims here. Pick one or two and check to your heart's content.
Counter Current News: Marijuana Does Not Lower IQ
Up for the challenge of proving or disproving this one?

source: KT Lowe, Indiana University East Library

source: KT Lowe, Indiana University East Library

When you open up a news article in your browser, open a second, empty tab. Use that second window to look up claims, author credentials and organizations that you come across in the article.
Fake news spans across all kinds of media - printed and online articles, podcasts, YouTube videos, radio shows, even still images.
As Mad-Eye Moody said in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, "Constant Vigilance!" Always be ready to fact check.
Even the best researchers will be fooled once in a while. If you find yourself fooled by a fake news story, use your experience as a learning tool.

source: KT Lowe, Indiana University East Library