How to Spot Fake News Stories

  • Check the URL of the story.  For example, abcnews.com is a legitimate news source but abcnews.com.co is not.  Any site that ends in something other than .com, .com.au, .net.au, etc. could be suspect

  • If someone important is quoted, google the quote.  It can usually be tracked back to an event or a statement if it is legitimate.

  • Reverse search the questionable image on google.  Right-click the image and copy the URL.  Go to images.google.com and paste the URL to find out where it came from.

  • Check with these tools: