To review:

1. Research the source

2. Read beyond the headline before you trust what it is saying. Even legitimate news articles have flashy headlines that are meant to grab the reader’s attention.

3. Research the author or any awards the article claims they have won. Is this a real person? Did they actually accomplish what the source claims that they have?

4. Sometimes fake news cites real sources. It is important to look into these sources. First, you must make sure they are actually real sources. Second, you should make sure they actually back up the claims being made.

5. Check the date. Fake news often uses old sources and makes them seem relevant to today.

6. Check your bias. Just because something agrees or disagrees with your biases, does not automatically make it true or false.

7. Use fact checking sources. Snopes.com        FactCheck      Washington Post Fact Checker