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Fake News: Fighting fake news

A look at what fake news is, the consequences and ways to counteract it.

Use fact checkers

authentisci.com is a web tool that allows scientists to provide feedback on the validity of science-related news articles, enabling scientists to provide guidance in a post-factual era of media. Co-developed by the University of Exeter Medical School's Dr Nicholas Clifton.


Fullfact.org fights bad information. It is a team of independent fact checkers and campaigners, who find, expose and counter the harm it does.


Snopes is the internet’s definitive fact-checking resource. When misinformation obscures the truth and readers don’t know what to trust, Snopes’ fact-checking and original, investigative reporting lights the way to evidence-based and contextualized analysis.

BBC Verify is a BBC News service dedicated to clearing up fake news and false stories to find the truth. It examines the facts and claims behind a story to try to determine whether or not it is true. See also their Fake News page.

Evaluate your information sources

Please work through this tutorial on Evaluating Information Sources. 

 

 

 

It includes the "CRAAP" test which consists of five main criteria that you can use to judge the academic quality of information:

- Currency - Relevancy - Authority - Accuracy - Purpose

Reliable sources of information

Videos: Ted talks

Study co-authored by Exeter Business School's Dr Mohsen Mosleh

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