Websites to explore a variety of viewpoints
- Fake News Research GuideGuide developed by Librarians at the University of Washington.
- Pew Research CenterAn important independent organization that "provides information on the issues, attitudes and trends shaping America and the world," through opinion polling and social science research. Very useful for media-related speeches.
- ProCon.orgContains information on both sides of popular debate topics.
- TED TalksA great spot to find a wide range of talks. Use the filters, to narrow by topic, duration, speaker, or subject. The "sort by" dropdown allows you to narrow by type of talk. Take a listen!
Reliable Fact Checking Sites
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Featured Books
Bunk by ISBN: 9781555977917Publication Date: 2017-11-14Award-winning poet and critic Kevin Young tours us through a rogue's gallery of hoaxers, plagiarists, forgers, and fakers--from the humbug of P. T. Barnum and Edgar Allan Poe to the unrepentant bunk of JT LeRoy and Donald J. Trump. Young asks what it means to live in a post-factual world of "truthiness" where everything is up for interpretation.
The Truth Matters by ISBN: 9780399581168Publication Date: 2017-10-24Today's media and political landscapes are littered with untrustworthy sources and the dangerous concept of "fake news." This accessible guide helps you fight this deeply troubling trend and ensure that truth is not a permanent casualty.
