How to Factcheck

There are lots of great resources to learn to factcheck. Here's a 30 minute crash course to really bring you up to speed.


Note: this is a bit of date and says some things about News Detective that don't apply any more (Don't worry, all the actual content about fact-checking is fine.)

If you don't have time for that, here's a 3 minute video to get you started.



Community Rules


Purpose

News Detective is for uncovering misinformation. This is not a general interest question-answer site.

Posting

The title is the "main claim" that you're trying to factcheck.

Example:
Factcheck This: Birds don't exist

If possible, LINK TO to the place you saw the claim.

Answering

LINK TO YOUR EVIDENCE or otherwise explain the source ("I called this person, I found it in this book, etc.")

But don't just drop a link. Give an explanation, copy and paste the relevant information, etc.

News Detective is not responsible for anything anyone posts on the platform.
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