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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.

Understanding Peer Review

Peer review (also known as "Refereed") happens in all parts of academia. Peer review has developed over many years as the primary system to make sure accurate, reliable and original research findings are published in the journal literature. The following infographic outlines that process, used with permission:

The Peer Review Process Infographic

Sources at the Library

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