Fake, false, and satirical: Sites you should know

Sometimes, it's not even necessary to fully evaluate a source before making a decision regarding its authority. Below you'll find a list of fake, false, and satirical websites to watch out for. 

 

Invasion of Fake News

 

Satire

  • The Onion
  • Andy Borowitz - The New Yorker
  • ClickHole
  • Cracked
  • Landover Baptist Church

 Fake News

  • ABCnews.com.co
  • cnn-trending.com
  • DrudgeReport.com.co
  • usatoday.com.co
  • washingtonpost.com.co
  • Celebricity
  • The Last Line of Defense
  • National Report
  • React 365
  • The Boston Tribune
  • Conservative Frontline
  • Denver Guardian

 Questionable Quality and Dubious Claims

  • InfoWars
  • Natural News

For more information on what a fake-news media empire looks like, check out "We tracked down a fake-news creator in the suburbs. Here's what we learned Links to an external site." (also available in this week's readings). To help stop the spread of fake-news on social media, check out This is Fake Links to an external site., a browser add-on that allows you to flag fake-news on your newsfeed.