My search engine of choice.
Snopes
aims to debunk or confirm widely spread
urban legends. Whenever you hear a news story
and want to know if it's true or not, Snopes is one
of the best places to find the truth. Celebrity death
claims, quotes by famous people, and any claim that
comes up, you can go to Snopes and look it up. You
can search by category or other criteria.
A Project of The Annenberg Public Policy Center
Similar to Snopes, FactCheck.org is a project of the
Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of
Pennsylvania. The APPC was established by publisher
and philanthropist Walter Annenberg to create a
community of scholars within the University of
Pennsylvania that would address public policy
issues at the local, state and federal levels.
Skeptical Inquirer is the official journal of the
Committee for Skeptical Inquiry. It is published by the
Center for Inquiry in association with the Committee for
Skeptical Inquiry. Six times per year, Skeptical Inquirer
publishes critical scientific evaluations of all manner of
controversial and extraordinary claims, including, but
not limited to, paranormal and fringe-science matters,
and informed discussion of all relevant issues.
The Skeptics Society is a nonprofit organization that
investigates extraordinary claims and promotes science
and critical thinking.
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urban legends. Whenever you hear a news story
and want to know if it's true or not, Snopes is one
of the best places to find the truth. Celebrity death
claims, quotes by famous people, and any claim that
comes up, you can go to Snopes and look it up. You
can search by category or other criteria.
A Project of The Annenberg Public Policy Center
Similar to Snopes, FactCheck.org is a project of the
Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of
Pennsylvania. The APPC was established by publisher
and philanthropist Walter Annenberg to create a
community of scholars within the University of
Pennsylvania that would address public policy
issues at the local, state and federal levels.
The Onion is
an American digital media company and
news satire organization that publishes articles on
international, national, and local news. The Onion's
articles cover current events, both real and fictional,
satirizing the tone and format of traditional news
organizations with stories, editorials, op-ed pieces,
and man-in-the-street interviews, using a traditional
news website layout and an editorial voice modeled
after that of the Associated Press.
The publication's humor often depends on presenting
mundane, everyday events as newsworthy, surreal
or alarming. In 1999, comedian Bob Odenkirk praised
the publication stating, "It's the best comedy writing in
the country, and it has been since it started." In short, it
publishes fake news that sounds like it is legitmate. Its
content is basically the opposite of that of Snopes.
One article in particular has always been one of my
favorites. If you do a search on the Onion web site and
type the words, "Dolphin Thumbs" in the search engine,
it will bring up an article about dolphins that have
evolved opposable thumbs. I have seen articles from
the Onion show up in social media, with people
thinking it was real news.
news satire organization that publishes articles on
international, national, and local news. The Onion's
articles cover current events, both real and fictional,
satirizing the tone and format of traditional news
organizations with stories, editorials, op-ed pieces,
and man-in-the-street interviews, using a traditional
news website layout and an editorial voice modeled
after that of the Associated Press.
The publication's humor often depends on presenting
mundane, everyday events as newsworthy, surreal
or alarming. In 1999, comedian Bob Odenkirk praised
the publication stating, "It's the best comedy writing in
the country, and it has been since it started." In short, it
publishes fake news that sounds like it is legitmate. Its
content is basically the opposite of that of Snopes.
One article in particular has always been one of my
favorites. If you do a search on the Onion web site and
type the words, "Dolphin Thumbs" in the search engine,
it will bring up an article about dolphins that have
evolved opposable thumbs. I have seen articles from
the Onion show up in social media, with people
thinking it was real news.
Skeptical Inquirer is the official journal of the
Committee for Skeptical Inquiry. It is published by the
Center for Inquiry in association with the Committee for
Skeptical Inquiry. Six times per year, Skeptical Inquirer
publishes critical scientific evaluations of all manner of
controversial and extraordinary claims, including, but
not limited to, paranormal and fringe-science matters,
and informed discussion of all relevant issues.
The Skeptics Society is a nonprofit organization that
investigates extraordinary claims and promotes science
and critical thinking.
Back to the Links page