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Following these guidelines will help keep you from being fooled by fake news and other bad information on the Internet.

Snopes names names on this page listing some of the most infamous sites offering fake news.

This not-for-profit website verifies the accuracy of statements made by politicians in speeches, debates, and ads. It also investigates political claims by others and calls out fake news stories. It is one of the sites working with Facebook in its program to stop fake news from spreading. FactCheck.org is a project of the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania.

Politifact verifies political stories and statements from politicians. It rates stories using its trademarked Truth-O-Meter. Politifact is supported by the Tampa Bay Times, other news organizations, and occasional grants from foundations.

Snopes.com fact checks all sorts of rumors and stories, including those which may be considered fake news. It is an independent website that is supported by revenue from the advertising that appears on the site.

The Fact Checker specializes in checking information from political figures and government officials. The website gives Pinocchio ratings to the stories it covers--more Pinocchios means less true/more false. The Washington Post is a major newspaper and news website supported by advertising and subscribers.

This website rates the political bias of news outlets. It also rates science sites and has a list of satire/fake news sites. It is an independent website and publishes its methodology for rating sites.

Hoaxy tracks how fake news stories and fact-checking stories spread on social media. It presents the data in graphic formats. Hoaxy is a project of the Indiana University Network Science Institute and the Center for Complex Networks and Systems Research. It is currently in beta testing.