This document provides tips for fact-checking information from various sources in order to determine its accuracy. It advises being skeptical of sensationalized language, emotional wording, and obvious exaggerations. It also recommends checking if other credible news sources are reporting the same story, verifying photos have not been manipulated, and using reverse image search and fact-checking websites to validate information. The overall message is the importance of fact-checking to avoid spreading false or unverified claims that can cause panic or harm.

2. It is the process of verifying
information in non-fictional and
fictional text in order to determine its
veracity and correctness.

3. Tips from Professor Masato Kajimoto

4. Be alert when you
see sensational
wordings, emotional,
language,
promotional writing
and obvious
exaggeration in the
headlines.

5. Ask yourself: Who is
sharing this information?
Is it from someone you
know who often shares
questionable
information? Is the
original producer of the
post known for
partisanship,
sensationalism,
inaccurate reporting or
prank?

6. News websites and social media accounts could
have been hacked.
Check if other news outlets have the same
story. Journalists do make mistakes.

7. Before you react. Read
everything. Watch the entire video.
Nuances and contexts are often buried in the
report somewhere in the middle.

8. Be skeptical about a photo. Suspect
manipulation:
Is it possible that the image has been
altered with software like Photoshop?
Could the image be old or
from another place or about an irrelevant
event?

12. Vera-Files Fact Check
VERA Files Fact Check tracks the false claims, flip-flops,
misleading statements of public officials and figures, and debunks
them with factual evidence. It also fights misinformation and
disinformation spread on the internet.

13. Google
Add words like “fake” or “hoax” to news keywords
and search for it.

14. Google Reverse Image
Use Google reverse image to detect the real information of photos.

15. Amnesty Int’l. Data Viewer
The YouTube Data Viewer is a web-based video verification tool offered
through The Citizen Evidence Lab, created by Amnesty International. Users
input a YouTube URL, and the tool outputs information about the video that is
helpful in verifying a video.

16. WRAP UP
❖ False information are being spread rapidly whether
intentional or unintentional. The need for
fact-checking is very essential of being an information
literate.
❖ Spreading unverified information, especially
exaggerated claims and warnings, only causes
unnecessary panic and harm.