Trust Me: Home

TRUST ME is a feature-length documentary from 501c3 non-profit Getting Better Foundation, which explores human nature, information technology, media bias, and the need for media literacy to help people trust one another, bring them together and create a more resilient population. The film was recognized with 2023’s Walter Cronkite Excellence in Journalism, and UNESCO Media and Information Learning Awards.

"The world you see is shaped by the information you receive." - unknown

This film is available to view via the College of Dupage's Kanopy platform.

You can use these sites to see if information has already been researched.

• AP Fact Check "Fact-checking, accountability journalism and misinformation coverage from AP journalists around the globe.
• FactCheck.org  A project of the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania, this nonpartisan, nonprofit seeks to "reduce the level of deception and confusion in U.S. Politics (FactCheck.org - About Us)."
• Fact Checker --The Washington Post  The Post's guide to the news, using the Pinocchio ratings
• Medline Plus The National Library of Medicine's guide to fact checking health information.
• Politifact "PolitiFact is a nonpartisan fact-checking website that rates the accuracy of claims by elected officials and others who speak up in American politics. PolitiFact was created by editors and reporters from the Tampa Bay Times..." and is now owned by the Poynter Institute.
• Reuters Fact Checking Reuters journalism fact checking feed.
• SciCheck FactCheck's SciCheck feature focuses exclusively on false and misleading scientific claims that are made by partisans to influence public policy
• Snopes Long time fact checking and myth debunking website.

Find more information about Evaluating Resources on the Library's Evaluating Sources Guide.

Find a full report on Journalism in the United States in Statista.