LibGuides: Anth 201: Language, Culture, Power: News Bias

Tools to Investigate News and Business Claims

Snopes.com
Reference source for urban legends, folklore, myths, rumors, and misinformation.
PolitiFact
PolitiFact is a fact-checking website that rates the accuracy of claims by elected officials and others who speak up in American politics.
PR Watch
The Center for Media and Democracy is a national watchdog group that conducts in-depth investigations into corruption and the undue influence of corporations on media and democracy.
FactCheck.org
Monitors the factual accuracy of what is said by major U.S. political players in the form of TV ads, debates, speeches, interviews, and news releases.