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Fact Checking, Verification & Fake News

This guide was created by the Research Center at CUNY's Graduate School of Journalism

How to Spot Fake news from Factcheck.org

Breaking News Consumer's Handbook: Fake News Edition, from WNYC's On The Media

Infographic titled “Breaking News Consumer’s Handbook: Fake News Edition” with eleven tips for spotting fake news, including checking domains, dates, links, sources, photos, and avoiding stories that provoke anger. Produced by On the Media, onthemedia.org.