Skip to Main Content

HSERV 60 Meyer

Evaluating

Evaluate

Fact Checking Health Information Online

  • Has this story been taken out of context?
  • Has someone else fact-checked this story?
  • Do other news sources corroborate this story?  
  • What is the author's reputation?

Fact-Checking Strategies

Who Published the Site?

To investigate who published this site, leave the Web page itself, open a new tab, and look at what the Web is telling you about the source. For example, look up the publisher on Wikipedia, to quickly check for credibility.

Original vs. Re-Reporting

Go "upstream" to find the original reporting source.

Have Others Already Done the Work?

If a trusted fact-checking site (e.g., Snopes, FactCheck.org) has already verified your source, then you can rely on their work to save you tons of time!