LibGuides: Topic: How to Identify Fake News: Where do I Find Reliable News and Scholarly Articles?

Reliable Sources

The UConn Library provides access to reliable, authentic, and authoritative sources (scholarly articles, mainstream newspapers and magazines, statistical sources) that you can use to verify the validity of any news article or report you come across. This page provides you with several options of newspapers and statistical resources as well as tips on how to verify your sources.

Sources at the Library

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Academic Search Premier
This databases offers scholarly journal articles, news and popular magazines articles covering all topics.
CQ Researcher
In-depth, unbiased coverage of health, social trends, criminal justice, international affairs, education, the environment, technology, and the economy.
Issues & Controversies
Summarizes current issues and controversies in political, economic, social and scientific topics. Good place to verify if a story is fake or real.
Newspapers through ProQuest
Full text access to several major newspapers: Boston Globe, Christian Science Monitor, Hartford Courant, Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and the Washington Post

Finding Statistics
Good place to find reliable statistical sources
Fake Statistics: How to Figure out if it’s Real or Not
Many fake news include statistics to support their claims but how reliable are those numbers? Check this site which offers useful advise on how to verify the validity of statistical reports.

First Draft News Verification Tips
Contains information on how to verify social media posts, images, and more
How do You Know a Paper is Legit?
A guide to thinking through scientific papers.
Misleading Axes
A guide to reading through misleading data visualizations.
Tin Eye
A great tool for reverse image searches
Photo Verification Guide
Also from First Draft News, a free guide for verifying photos & videos.
The Verification Handbook
Created to help journalists check stories circulating online and through social media.

Topic: How to Identify Fake News — Where do I Find Reliable News and Scholarly Articles?

Reliable Sources

Sources at the Library