Resource Guides: SPEECH: Current Events / Public Speaking: Fact Checking sites

Additional resources

FactCheck.org
FactCheck is a nonpartisan, nonprofit “consumer advocate” for voters that aims to reduce the level of deception and confusion in U.S. politics. They monitor the factual accuracy of what is said by major U.S. political players.
FlackCheck.org
The political literacy companion site to the award-winning FactCheck.org. The site provides resources designed to help viewers recognize flaws in arguments in general and political ads in particular.
Ground News: News Comparison Platform
News comparison platform
Lead Stories
Established in 2015, Lead Stories intentionally seeks out viral stories using software and debunks them as fast as possible.
Media Bias / Fact Check
MBFC News is dedicated to educating the public on media bias and deceptive news practices.
Politifact
This site uses a "Truth-o-Meter" to rate how factual a claim is, from "True" to "Pant on Fire!". Fact-checking journalism is the heart of PolitiFact, which strives for independence, transparency, fairness, thorough reporting and clear writing.
Snopes
Have you heard a rumor online? Snopes got its start in 1994, investigating urban legends, hoaxes, and folklore. Snopes’ fact-checking and original, investigative reporting lights the way to evidence-based and contextualized analysis. They always link to and document their sources so readers are empowered to do independent research and make up their own minds.

Specialty Sites

SciCheck
Part of FactCheck.org, SciCheck focuses exclusively on false and misleading scientific claims that are made by partisans to influence public policy.
Climate Feedback
A worldwide network of scientists sorting fact from fiction in climate change media coverage.
Quote Investigator
Who really said that? Researcher Garson O'Toole reports on his quests for truth about quotations.
Seeing Isn't Believing: The Fact Checker's Guide to Manipulated Video
From The Washington Post, this is a handy guide of what to be alert for when watching videos online.
SourceWatch.org
"SourceWatch profiles the activities of front groups, PR spinners, industry-friendly experts, industry-funded organizations, and think tanks trying to manipulate public opinion on behalf of corporations or government. "