This is a guest post by Laura Ehrke, MLA. Laura teaches several courses at Harper CE, including the News Panel Club.
The abundance of news outlets can be dizzying at the best of times. With the 24/7 coverage of the COVID-19 outbreak, it may seem overwhelming. The Center for News Literacy, Stony Brook University School of Journalism, provided a helpful presentation for you to sort through the tsunami of information. Included in the presentation ( click here to download the slides) are several online resources to assist you:
Web Literacy for Student Fact Checkers by Michael A. Caufield
Fact-checking sites
- Factcheck.org
- Politifact.com
- Washington Post Fact Checker
- New York Times Fact Checks
- Associated Press Fact Check
- BBC Reality Check
- Snopes.com
Reverse image searches
Health websites with information on coronavirus
- Centers for Disease Control
- National Institutes of Health
- New York State Department of Health
- World Health Organization
- The Mayo Clinic
- Johns Hopkins Medicine
- Harvard Health
Stay safe, well and well-informed.
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