How to Spot Fake News Online

Not sure which sources to trust when you’re online? These browser plug-ins and online tools can help you figure out how to detect fake news sites.

Plug-ins such as NewsGuard, the Official Media Bias Fact Check Icon, and FakerFact integrate into your browser and display grades, rankings, and reports to tell you more about each news site or article you view. You can then better determine if the stories you read across the internet should be trusted.

NewsGuard relies on a team of journalists who analyze more than 2,000 news and information sites in the United States. Each site is evaluated and ranked on nine different criteria:

Each criteria is given a certain weighting, or number of points, to determine the site’s overall rating. A site earns a green rating if it meets basic standards of accuracy and accountability. A site is dinged with a red rating if it fails to meet those minimum standards.

NewsGuard offers a free 2-week trial membership for which you must provide a credit card…

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