Truth Check

Take the Training. Spot the facts.
Share the truth.

The Truth Check Training Series gives you the media literacy skills to spot misinformation on your timelines and the tools to address misinformation presented by family and friends.

Media Literacy

Confronting Misinformation

We Live in the
Misinformation Age

Black communities are constantly flooded with misinformation on social media in the form of hoaxes and false claims. All it takes is a like, a share, or comment, and harmful info in your newsfeed can spread out of control.

The Truth Check Training gives you the skills you need to protect your social media timeline from fake news.

Practicing Click Restraint

If it seems suspect, just don’t click it. Get more info on the topic first.

Read Beyond the Headlines

Don’t get fooled by clickbait. Read the entire source before sharing.

How to Do Lateral Reading

Investigate sources as you read by opening new tabs to check info as you scroll.

Reverse Image Search

Use Google’s reverse image search tool to indentify potentially fake photos and find the original source.

How to Start Reading Upstream

Ask the questions: Who produced this? Where did this come from? Is it accurate?

Take the Course
& Control the Narrative

Black communities are constantly flooded with misinformation on social media in the form of hoaxes, false claims, and flat out lies. With the simple click of a button — a like, a share, a comment — fake and harmful info in your newsfeed can spread out of control. Truth Check is about arming ourselves with the tools we need to stop the spread of misinformation.

The Truth Check Training gives you the skills you need to spot false and fraudulent information. Protect your social media timeline from fake news.

The Truth Check Toolkit is a guide for community partners, influencers, and others who want to help stop the flood of misinformation in our communities.

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Already got Truth Check skills?
Take our quiz to find out!

Not all sources are created equal. It’s important that we learn to analyze, evaluate, and share truthful content to avoid the spread of misinformation.

Do you have the tools to Truth Check your timeline? Test your knowledge and earn a cool badge!

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