Fake News

'the process of checking that all the facts in a piece 
 of writing, a news article, a speech, etc. are correct'

                                                                             (Cambridge Online Dictionary, 2020)

Some FactChecking tools include:   

• Ireland: FactCheckTheJournal.ie 
• Northern Ireland: FactCheck Northern Ireland
• UK: Full Fact
• USA: AP Fact Check; Factcheck.org; The Washington Post Fact Checker

These resources may also be useful:

• FactCheck Northern Ireland has this useful Beginner’s Guide to FactChecking
• FullFact in the UK has put together a number of helpful guides, including this one
  on how to spot misleading videos and this one on how to spot misleading headlines

(Brittanica, 2018)