“Hands-On Fact-Checking: A Short Course” was created by Poynter’s News University and the American Press Institute, and funded by Google News Lab. Designed for college students as a self-directed course or as a resource for classroom instructors, the approximately 90-minute course includes lessons on identifying reliable sources in fact-checking, debunking viral misinformation, and deciding whether a statement is really checkable.

Learning Outcomes:

By the end of this course you will:

• Identify what types of statements can be fact-checked.
• Ask the key questions when verifying content.
• Recognize what tools are available to help validate photos.

Course Syllabus:

1. Is it verifiable?
2. Source evaluation
3. Verifying a statement
4. Debunking misinformation
5. Final assessment
6. Fact-checking resources