Snopes2.com Urban Legends Reference Pages
Think a story or tip might be made up? Use this page to search for some urban legends.
Urban Legends and Net Hoaxes for 2001
About.com's list of hoaxes.
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.
Charity Navigator: Japan Earthquake and Tsunami
The AFU and Urban Legends Archive
Sophos: Tsunami Relief Hoaxes
A great collection of hoax e-mails and other scams.
HoaxBusters.org
Check this site to verify virus hoaxes, chain e-mails and urban myths.
Purportal: Urban Legends Portal
Great search functions and fact-checking resources. This site can quickly assist you in sorting the myths from the half-truths and the actual facts. The site consists of database search engines to check keywords from e-mails you have received, the latest headlines on hoaxes, special reports on 9-11 misinformation, and links to official and commercial sites on fraud, hoaxes and scams
BreaktheChain.org
A site dedicated to online-myth-busting. Search for fake e-chain letters.
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.
Purportal's 9/11 Hoaxes
Bad quotes, media mistakes, scams and more.
StrangeFacts.com
A cool resource for offbeat stats and facts.
VMyths.com
Myths about viruses.
Sree Tips on Hoax Sites
Tips from Columbia School of Journalism dean.
Museum of Hoaxes
Don't be fooled by urban legends. If it sounds too good to be true, it is.
Cyberjournalist.net: April Fool's in the News 2002
A great summary of stories (and links) to online hoaxes and pranks.
Symnantec Security's Hoaxes Site
Symantec Security Response uncovers hoaxes that usually arrive in the form of an e-mail.
VMyths.com
The truth about computer viruses and hoaxes. Sections dedicated to hoaxes, rantings, tips on spotting a virus myth, hot news, "the absurd" and more. Check out the resources page.
Time Magazine Story on 9/11 Rumors
HoaxKill.com
Researches several kinds of hoaxes; nice links page.
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.
DeadorAliveInfo.com
A handy quick-reference, fact-checking site for copy editors. Find out if a celebrity is dead or alive.
Cyveillance.com
Tracks how brands, people are under attack on the Web.
ConsumerWebWatch.org
It's mission is to "investigate, inform and improve the credibility of information published on the World Wide Web."
Yahoo!'s WTC/Pentagon Attack Hoaxes and Conspiracy Theories
Dozens of helpful fact-checking sites.
SmokingGun.com: Accidental Obits
A listing of mistaken obits on public figures.
Poynter: Eight Classic April Fool's Pranks
Pantheon: Encyclopedia of Myths
Department of Energy's Internet Hoaxes
Information about the fraudulent e-mail chain letters, warnings, offers, and pleas for help; computer viruses, and more.
NBC: Debunking Hoaxes
From NBC Reports by Mike Wendland.
Bogus CNN.com Story: "Singer Britney Spears Killed in Car Accident"
This fake story swept across the Internet in October 2001. Read a copy of it.
Cyber Slip-Ups
Don't believe everything you read in an e-mail.
Quash Those Dead People Rumors Page
A celebrity you may have thought was dead isn't. See Abe Vigoda.
Who's Dead and Who's Alive
A celebrity you may have thought was dead isn't. See Abe Vigoda.
Vmyths
Separate truths from tall tales.
PhonyVeterans.com
Tips how to/what to do if you spot a phony veteran.
POW Network
How to spot phony POWs.
VeriSeal.org
How to check to make sure someone claiming to be a Navy Seal really is one.
Navy Frogmen
How to check to make sure someone claiming to be a Navy Frogman really is one.
MIA Facts: Phony POWS
How to check to make sure someone claiming to have a family member MIA is telling the truth.
Poynter.org: Computer Virus Resources
Ghosts of the Prairie Unexplained America
Full of odd stories and legends. Need to seriously fact-check any of the information you use from this site.
Top 100 April Fool's Day Hoaxes of All Time
Google Directory of Web Site Evaluation Tools
Tutorials on how to check a site?s credibility.
Greenpeace: Stop Greenwashing
Greenwashing describe the act of misleading consumers regarding the environmental practices of a company or the environmental benefits of a product or service. This Greenpeace site is a great resource to find more case studies of companies' greenwashing as well as other criteria and how to suggestions for businesses to go green ethically.
Argus Clearinghouse: Web Site Evaluations
This University of Michigan site rates Web sites on a scale of 1-5. Helps evaluate a site?s credibility. Note: The site is no longer actively maintained, but its archives are still useful.
HotBot: 10 Most Requested List
Ranks sites based on how often they?re visited.
SlipUps.com
Mistakes in movies, books, quotes, TV shows, etc.
CataLaw: Site Credibility
Check a site?s credibility using tools on this page.
Evaluating Information Found on the Net
10 C?s for Evaluating Internet Resources
Bibliography on Evaluating Internet Resources
Federal Trade Commission: Job Scams
Widener University: Evaluating Web Resources
Virtual Chase Accuracy Page
Law librarian Gene Tyburski offers tips on evaluating information on the Web.
Getting It Right: Verifying Sources on the Net
Johns Hopkins: Evaluating Information Found on the Internet
Cornell University: Five Criteria for Evaluating Web Pages
Example of a Bogus Site: HollywoodPulse.com
A great example of a made-up Hollywood news site that Fox News Channel took for a professional site, interviewing a member of the satirical site for a serious news story. Remember: If your mother says she loves you, check it out! Just because it looks professional, doesn't mean it is professional.
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.
2012: Six End of the World Myths Debunked
Information Week: Seven Fantastic Internet Hoaxes
MSN: 10 Biggest Internet Hoaxes of All Time
List from PC World.
MyDeathSpace.com
Web site that links to the MySpace pages of the dead.
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