Check the facts
Here is a list of factchecking websites and organisations that can help you identify what is accurate and reliable and what is not.
EDMO Ireland is a hub of the European Digital Media Observatory (EDMO) and provides factchecks and investigations; media literacy resources; research and analysis; and tools to support research and factchecking.
FactCheck Knowledge Bank is a resource launched by The Journal.ie Ireland’s only verified signatory to the International Fact-Checking Network Code of Principles. It aims to help people in Ireland navigate complex news topics that are conversation and debate starters across the country.
FactCheck from The Journal.ie is Ireland’s only verified signatory to the International Fact-Checking Network Code of Principles, with commitments to non-partisanship, fairness, and transparency.
FactCheckNI is Northern Ireland’s only verified signatory to the International Fact-Checking Network Code of Principles, with commitments to non-partisanship, fairness, and transparency.
The Poynter Institute also supports fact-checking in a number of ways, including the Politifact website, the Corona Virus Fact Alliance and the Corona Virus Facts Database.
The International Fact Checking Network is a unit of the Poynter Institute dedicated to bringing together fact-checkers worldwide by promoting best practices and exchanges in this field, underpinned by a code of principles.
Full Fact is a team of independent fact checkers and campaigners who find, expose and counter the harm that misinformation does
Snopes is the oldest and largest fact-checking site online and labels stories as ‘True’, ‘Mostly, ‘True’, ‘Mixture’, ‘Mostly False’ or ‘False’.