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Fact Checking History Video

There are a lot of claims about historical events, how can you tell which ones are accurate and which ones aren't?

How to Fact Check History

Check primary sources (newspapers, speeches, images, etc.)
Check peer-reviewed articles and books by historians
- Look at their references, this is a good way to find other primary and peer-reviewed sources and evaluate the historians research

The video below from the New York Times Retro Report series goes into more detail on how to check historical facts.

Retro Report's fact-checker explains how he verifies information. See what kind of claims are capable of being fact-checked, and why some sources are more reliable than others. Lesson plan for educators: https://bit.ly/RR-factcheck