Evaluating Information

Recognizing Disinformation & Misinformation

What is Disinformation? 

According to dictionary.com, disinformation is described as " deliberately misleading or biased information; manipulated narrative or facts; propaganda".

What is Misinformation? 

According to dictionary.com, misinformation is "false information that is spread, regardless of whether there is intent to mislead".

Credible Fact-Checking Websites

Hoaxes and disinformation often spread quickly online because they’re designed to grab attention and go viral. Reliable fact-checking websites can help you verify claims fast and separate truth from fiction.

• FactCheck.org A project of the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania. T
• Open Secrets The Center for Responsive Politics is a nonpartisan nonprofit organization.
• Snopes The place to go for debunking strange internet rumors.
• Politifact Politifact is a Pulitzer Prize winner and a project of the Tampa Bay Times. Politifact rates the accuracy of claims by politicians on its Truth-O-Meter, which goes from “True,” “Mostly True,” “Half True,” “False,” and “Pants on Fire.”
• SciCheck FactCheck.org’s SciCheck feature focuses exclusively on false and misleading scientific claims that are made by partisans to influence public policy.

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