Hot Topics: Conspiracy Theories: Websites

Created by Carl Bergstrom and Jevin West, professors at the University of Washington, this real course syllabus contains extensive readings that can help you learn to spot and debunk bad information, hoaxes, and conspiracies.

Created by the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania, FactCheck.org is a website that works to debunk conspiracy theories and correct misinformation. The site contains sections on science, social media, and political ads, as well as articles on current affairs.

Established by Harvard Kennedy School, this journal provides peer-reviewed articles and essays on misinformation and conspiracy theories.

This website, created by the Poynter Institute, evaluates comments from politicians and social media for accuracy, ranking them from Pants on Fire false to True. Each evaluated fact has a quick overview briefly stating the accuracy of a statement, then includes a longer article on the origins of the statement and the background used to affirm or deny its accuracy.

This website evaluates the accuracy of facts and stories often found circulating the internet. Articles are included with each topic to explain truth rankings. Snopes also features articles on hot topics from around the world.