News Literacy Resources
Fight Truth Decay with Our Toolkit
Welcome to our hub of practical tools designed to help adults recognize credible information, evaluate news sources, and build strong, everyday news literacy skills. These resources support individuals, families, educators, and community groups as we work together to fight truth decay.
Making Sense of the News: News Literacy Lessons for Digital Citizens
This six-week course will help learners develop their critical thinking skills to enable them to identify reliable information in news reports better and to become better informed about the world in which we live.
Outsmart AI to Spot Misinformation and Evaluate Sources
This course will teach you the techniques used by professional fact checkers to evaluate all kinds of media for accuracy and reliability.
Analyze Media Messages: Bias, Motivation and Production Choices
Learn how media messages are built not just through scripts but production choices like framing and music and how these choices influence our interpretation and actions.
Evaluating Online Sources: Checking Facts and Identifying Misinformation
Gain confidence and resources for teaching how to evaluate information and spot unreliable sources.
Fact Chequeado (Spanish language fact checking site)
Factchequeado is a non-partisan, non-profit organization closing the information gap in Spanish for more than 68 million Latinos. Try it out today!
Fact-Check a Rumor with Snopes
Heard something that’s too good to be true? Or a fact that sounds a little fishy? Fact-check it with Snopes!
Become a News Literate Community Ambassador
Help fight truth decay—share tools and tips with your community.
Why News Literacy Matters
Discover how truth decay impacts society—and what you can do to stay informed and resilient.
Pew Research: Most Americans say Republicans and Democrats cannot agree on basic facts
Eight-in-ten U.S. adults say that when it comes to important issues facing the country, Republican and Democratic voters not only disagree on plans and policies, but also cannot agree on basic facts.
Pew Research Center: News Habits and Media
The Pew Research Center’s “News Habits & Media” section compiles data-driven research about how Americans consume news, how their trust and use of different media platforms are evolving, and the challenges of misinformation in today’s information environment.
Trusted Partners in Media Literacy
Discover organizations dedicated to strengthening informed communities through transparency, digital citizenship, and responsible news consumption.
Alliance for Trust in Media
News audiences don’t know what to believe anymore. Journalists don’t know how to win back their audiences’ trust. Our mission is to help them both.
Digital Citizenship Initiative
Digital Citizenship is a set of strategies and behaviors designed to promote a safer, more respectful online experience for everyone.
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