News Anxiety Resource - Reuters Fact Check

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If you are dealing with news anxiety or infodemic levels of queasiness the Reuters Fact Check page might help you get the straight scoop.

Reuters is a business-to-business news service that sells primary reporting to media outlets like newspapers, broadcast TV and publications. 

I want to direct you to the fact checking page that focuses on visual or social media questionable stories.

The site has about three or four stories a day that are researched and evaluated. The team will look for where the story started or try to confirm or deny the statement made in the social media item.

Reuters is a signatory of the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN).

That means that as a fact checker, they promise to uphold certain journalism standards. 

So if you need to double check a social media post, meme or video this could be a good place to start.

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The fact checking page can be found on the Reuter’s website. https://www.reuters.com/fact-check/


The International Fact-Checking Network is a project of the Poynter organization, with multiple participants. 

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