The Consumerist
This corporate watchdog site blows the whistle on bad customer service, poor products and corporate waste. It's a great resource for tracking local companies (through the site's search) and tracking how consumers are dissatisfied. Be careful using material on the site, as some of it may be unconfirmed material. But it serves as a good road map for finding business stories.
StrangeFacts.com
A cool resource for offbeat stats and facts.
Poynter: Eight Classic April Fool's Pranks
Museum of Hoaxes
Don't be fooled by urban legends and if it sounds too good to be true, it is.
Sree's Tips on hoax sites
Don't get fooled. A Columbia University prof. has a great list of tips and examples of online hoaxes.
NewsPlace.org
A search site that features a "Grammar Matters" review section.
Cyveillance.com
Tracks how brands, people are under attack on the Web.
Snopes2.com Urban Legends Reference Pages
Think a story or tip might be made up? Use this page to search for some urban legends.
Truth or Fiction?
This site takes "rumor mill" e-mails we all receive and determines if they are true or false. There is a good list of Attack on America information.
The Red Tape Chronicles
Blogger Bob Sullivan looks at Internet scams and consumer fraud. Very easy to navigate and find what you're looking for.
The Good, The Bad & The Ugly or Why It's A Good Idea to Evaluate Web Resources
From Susan E. Beck of the New Mexico State University Library.
Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators at DiscoverySchool.com
DeadorAliveInfo.com
A handy quick-reference, fact-checking site for copy editors. Find out if a celebrity is dead or alive.
Fortune 500 Business Blog Wiki
Links to hundreds of corporate blogs. Some are generated by the companies, some are written anonymously by current/former employees. Some are consumer watchdog sites that focus on specific industries. Be sure to fact-check and confirm any information you find on these blogs.
Naymz.com
Free tool to track your online identity.
ReputationDefender.com
Tool that tracks and helps correct online identity. Some of it is fee-based.
2012: Six End of the World Myths Debunked
Information Week: Seven Fantastic Internet Hoaxes
MyDeathSpace.com
Web site that links to the MySpace pages of the dead.
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