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Critically Evaluating Online Information: Fact Check the Latest Viral Claim

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The Latest Fact Check!

Each of the fact-checked viral claims comes from RumorGuard created by The News Literacy Project.  Check back often for a new fact-check. 
 

The claim: Viral posts claim the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is providing the news outlet Politico with $8 million in annual funding. Is this true??

 

Advance through the slides below to see how professional fact-checkers analyzed this rumor. To view a text version of each slide, open the options menu (3 vertical dots below the slides), and select open speaker's notes.

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What is news literacy?

News literacy is the ability to determine the credibility of news and other information and to recognize the standards of fact-based journalism to know what to trust, share and act on. News literacy teaches you how to think about the news and information you encounter on a daily basis but not what to think about any particular source. That part is up to you. It helps you develop a healthy skepticism about the quality of information you encounter, without becoming cynical about all news and information.

What is The News Literacy Project (NLP)?

The NLP is a nonpartisan education nonprofit, is building a national movement to advance the practice of news literacy throughout American society, creating better informed, more engaged and more empowered individuals — and ultimately a stronger democracy.

What is RumorGuard?

NLP created RumorGuard to help us all learn how to recognize misinformation and stop it in its tracks. Each fact-checked viral rumor contains concrete tips to help you build your news literacy foundation and confidently evaluate claims you see online.

For more information visit the RumorGuard website.