Covid-19 Resources

Coronavirus Fact Checking Resources (General) 
When fact-checking Coronavirus news, consider the following sites as a starting point. Due to the high volume of misinformation circulating about Coronavirus, many fact-checking websites are overwhelmed. You may need to check back after a few days have passed if you are looking for very recent information.

• AFP Fact Check
  Agence France-Presse launched its digital verification service in France in 2017 and has grown to become the leading global fact-checking organisation, with dedicated journalists in countries from the United States to Myanmar. The fact-checker covers 10 countries and territories in Asia, including Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong and Thailand. The journalists monitor online content in local languages.
   
• Reuters Fact Check
  Useful for international fake news, such as: Bill Gates planning to use microchip implants to fight coronavirus or In China the coronavirus only hit Wuhan, Chinese stock market unaffected
   
• World Health Organization Myth Busters
  Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) advice for the public
   
• Snopes: The Coronavirus Collection
  A compilation of claims that have been fact checked so far classified by category

• PolitiFact Coronavirus Coverage
  Developed by a non profit institute Poynter, PolitiFact has fact-checked popular social media posts about the virus, including fake coronavirus cures, false news reports and conspiracy theories about the spread
   
• FACTCHECK.ORG Coronavirus Coverage 
  A project of the Annenberg Public Policy Center this nonpartisan, nonprofit organization monitors "the factual accuracy of what is said by major U.S. political players in the form of TV ads, debates, speeches, interviews and news releases. The goal is to increase public knowledge and understanding through applying the best practices for both journalism and scholarship.
  
  
• NewsGuard: Coronavirus Misinformation Tracking Center
  Contains a list of websites in the US, the UK, France, Italy and Germany currently circulating Coronavirus misinformation
   
• International Fact-Checking Network Fact-Checkers’ Code of Principles
  IFCN "is a forum for fact-checkers worldwide hosted by the Poynter Institute for Media Studies."
   
• Google Reverse Image Search to Fact Check Images
  

  "So they say a picture's worth a thousand words, but when you're searching for an image online, how do you know that every one of those words is true?" Watch this video by Common Sense Education, for a quick demo of how Google's reverse image search tool can be used to fact check and research images.