Fact Checkers

Independent Fact-Checking sites: Use these sites to check facts on current events. These three sources rate the truth in the statements made by people in the news.

FactCheck.org
"A project of the Annenberg Public Policy Center." The Annenberg Center is a non-profit, non-partisan fourndation. Check out the Viral Spiral tab.
Politifact
"PolitiFact is an independent fact-checking website created by the Tampa Bay Times newspaper...Politifact is funded primarily by the Tampa Bay Times and the ad revenues generated on PolitiFact’s website." - - from the Politifact website
Washington Post Fact Checker
Rates "alternative facts" from 1 to 4 Pinocchios.
Snopes
Long-standing site for urban legends and other modern folklore. Good for more obscure "alternative facts."