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JOUR 391: Democracy and Media: Home

Tests for assessing online information reliability and tools for verifying information

Fact Checking and Verifying Tools

Fact Checkers

 

Verify Webpage History

 

Verify Images

Found an image you think may have been manipulated or photo-shopped? Use these tools to check for any digital changes:

Social Media

Primary and Secondary Sources

ICANN registration lookup tool - The ICANN registration data lookup tool gives you the ability to look up the current registration data for domain names and Internet number resources. 

Nebraska Secretary of State Corporate and Business Search - Searches are provided to obtain information on the status of all entities, trade names, trademarks, and service marks registered in the State of Nebraska

USA.gov - Online guide to government information

Federal Election Commission - PACs and Committees - The Commission displays summary financial figures on PACs, parties and other committees.

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics -  The Bureau of Labor Statistics measures labor market activity, working conditions, and price changes in the economy.

 

UNL Libraries Databases -  The UNL Libraries subscribes to numerous databases that offer both primary and secondary sources. 

PubMed - Biomedical Literature

Institutional Repositories - An institutional repository is an archive for collecting, preserving, and disseminating digital copies of the intellectual output of an institution, particularly a research institution. UNL has one of the largest. 

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