LibraryGuides: Evaluating News: Fake News

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How to Spot Fake News

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The Daily Dot Fake News Sites List
A list of fake news sites on Facebook. Be sure to check back often for updates.
Professor Zimdar's original list and criteria with updates and addenda.
Dr. Zimdars is a Communications professor at Merrimak College. She created this list for her students.

Parody sites are not fake news. However, a reader might mistake a parody site for a news source and pass along the information as if it were true.

What is parody?

What is satire?

The Onion
a news satire. Do not be fooled by their realistic sounding stories
The NewsBiscuit
The news before it happens. Similiar to The Onion but written in Great Britain
The Borowitz Report
written by comedian Andy Borowitz and as he says, "it's definitely not news."
The Spoof
spoof news headlines, parody and political satire stories
Home; This is That with Pat Kelly and Peter Oldring
A current affairs program that doesn't just talk about the issues, it fabricates them."
National Report
all articles are fiction. Be sure to read their disclaimer