Disinformation and Fake News

Works to document and expose foreign state actors’ efforts to undermine democracy and democratic institutions around the world.

Developing a set of indicators according to open standards and sharing the results of our distributed tests and validations.

A joint initiative led by the Public Policy Forum and the Max Bell School of Public Policy at McGill University.

Explores new forms of journalism, including fact-checking, which are empowering democracies and holding governments accountable.

An American media watch group that has been offering well-documented criticism of media bias and censorship since 1986.

A Vancouver-based non-profit organization dedicated to highlighting important neglected stories around the world.

Empowers people to be more critical consumers of content online by teaching key digital literacy skills needed to spot misinformation and disinformation.

Provides a platform for universities, institutions, and journalists to spread breaking news to their audiences. 

An American watchdog that leads in-depth, award-winning investigations to understand why and how special interests and dark money are reshaping American politics and elections.

An international consortium of news organizations collaborating to use transparency to build a more trustworthy and trusted press.

Code of principles and list of fact checking organizations from around the world.

Some quick advice from the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) on identifying potentially false or misleading information.

Find out who is funding organizations in the news.

An online curriculum providing free lessons and assessments to help teach students how to evaluate online information.

A compilation of resources to help you detect disinformation when you see it. Includes lectures, podcasts, TED Talks, and more.

Find out how to spot misinformation on the internet and on social media sites.

Search or browse recent fact checks from multiple sources at once.

An extension that is available on most browsers that attempts to alert users to unreliable news sources.

A tool that checks the activity of a Twitter account and gives it a score based on how likely the account is to be a bot.

Web tools created by the Indiana University's Observatory on Social Media (OSoMe) team to help combat the spread of misinformation.

Use Google's reverse image search function to find the actual source of a viral image.

Use the Wayback Machine to see what a website used to look like.

A handy guide with research findings and expert advice on how to successfully go about debunking misinformation. Uses climate change denial as an illustrative example, but works equally well with other types of misinformation.

Research paper on how media viruses, bots, and computational propaganda have redefined how information is weaponized for propaganda campaigns.

A policy paper showing how advertising technology has been used to launch viral fake news.

A list of independent Canadian professional, digital-first news outlets. 

Curated by Vancouver's Eric Hamber student-led newspaper and contains information for: National, BC, Metro Vancouver, and student media in Metro Vancouver (secondary and post secondary).

A directory of independent media across Canada. Includes media in various formats: Websites, newsletters, magazines, podcasts, and other non-conventional formats.