UnNews is a handy database that aims to keep tabs on fake news and biased sources

There's a new tool to help you refute all the fake news your aunt posts on Facebook.

It's called "UnNews" and it's the product of the International Fact-Checking Network, a wing of the Poynter Institute, a nonprofit journalism school. As the 2020 election cycle heats up, it aims to battle fake news by educating people about websites that traffic in fake news, biased news, and even satire.

Spearheaded by Barrett Golding, the index brings together five lists about unreliable sources already "curated by established journalists or academics" and cuts any sites that are no longer active. 

Here are the lists currently being used: Read more...

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