FACT-UP: Fact Check, Research, and Think Critically like a Radical Librarian Presented by Radical Reference volunteersRadical Reference Jenna Freedman.

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FACT-UP: Fact Check, Research, and Think Critically like a Radical Librarian Presented by Radical Reference volunteersRadical Reference Jenna Freedman Jenna Freedman and Lana ThelenLana Thelen at the Women and Media Conference, 2008Women and Media Conference

What is fact checking? Someone other than the reporter filing the story verifies all factual material prior to publication. Benefits: Truth Secure in case of legal action More potential stories Sources trust you Help shape a story Identify leaps Improve writer's research

What are the facts one should check in the following paragraph? The Supremes gave a break to Derrick Kimbrough, a Marine veteran of the Persian Gulf War who was charged with using a gun in conjunction with distributing crack.... The eminent Judge Jack Weinstein resigned from the bench in 1993 in order to avoid having to impose such sentences. Schneider, Ann M. "A Crack Opens in Drug Law Sentencing," The Indypendent. January 12, Accessed March 26, sentencing sentencing

Other stuff we want you to know/think about Wikipedia Evaluating resources - Authority: author/credibility/accuracy - Purpose/audience - Scope (depth/breadth) - Currency (update frequency) - External links - Uniqueness - Availability (free or registration required?) - Advertising? - Context

Some of our favorite resources General Statistics GLBTQ International Pay equity/labor Rape/sexual assault Reproduction

Ask for help Your public or academic library Radical Reference: –Local collectives Jenna Freedman, Barnard College Lana Thelen, Perkins Braille and Talking Books Library Special thanks: Brett Story for info on fact checking at The Nation and to Emily Drabinski for outlining Radical Reference's first fact checking workshop, based on her 5 years of fact checking experience.