Research Guides: Fake news: Check your own claim!

Practice makes perfect

Use the tips throughout this Research Guide to check your own claim, or use one of the claims listed below for practice. Remember, fake news articles may fall under multiple categories and might even mix in a few facts amid their falsehoods.

Quick and simple debunking exercise

Compare these two links. Which one do you think is true? Why or why not?

Select a claim to examine

Food Babe: How Food Companies Exploit Americans
This article claims that US consumers ingest chemicals that people in other countries don't. Is that true? What else does this article imply?
Spoon University: Drinking Tequila Could Help You Lose Weight
Can you find enough evidence to prove or disprove this claim?
Anonymous: Ten Signs the Global Elite are Losing Control
Lots of claims here. Pick one or two and check to your heart's content.
Science: No Evidence that Marijuana Lowers IQ in Teens
Up for the challenge of proving or disproving this one?
News Atlas: Psychedelic Psilocybin Improves Creative Thinking
Check several claims about the psychoactive compound found in magic mushrooms.

Fake news

Practice makes perfect

Quick and simple debunking exercise

Select a claim to examine

What to think about when thinking about the news