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Misinformation affects everything in our daily lives – our health care, our finances, our personal values. If we can’t agree on a set of basic facts, then we can’t make well-informed decisions about our lives and our governance.

Today, the internet and cable television have allowed an explosion of media sources, and new opportunities for misinformation to spread. How do we recognize and resist misinformation in today's splintered media environment?
Resources to help you identify credible information and sources.
  • News Literacy Project
    • Easy-to adopt tools and tips for becoming news-literate
    • Checkology: Short interactive training modules available for educations or everyday citizens. Offers free engaging, authoritative lessons on subjects like news media bias, misinformation, conspiratorial thinking and more.
    • Free weekly newsletter for the general public called Get Smart About News.
    • Podcast:  Is that a fact? features experts speaking about their experiences with misinformation and its impact on democracy.
  • The Greater Pittsburgh League of Women Voters
    • Definitions
    • How to recognize misinformation and disinformation
    • Fact and bias checking tools
    • The whys and hows behind misinformation
    • Tips to address misinformation