MERLOT Materials

In 10 episodes, John Green will teach you how to navigate the internet! We’ve partnered with MediaWise, The Poynter... see more

Compare the news from liberal to conservative.

Newstrition is an interactive tool that makes it easy for the public to make informed decisions

This is a book about the principles behind data journalism. Not what visualization software to use and how to scrape a... see more

The OCLC research report focuses on user studies, more specifically, information seeking behaviors. It includes 10... see more

This guide helps reporters to verify digital content.

A reference to data problems seen in real-world data along with suggestions on how to resolve them.

This library guide from the University of Washington provides several tools for identifying fake news and evaluating... see more

This online tutorial consists of 4 modules that teaches one how to conduct a test search strategy; the context is health... see more

Find out if that latest internet news sensation, hype, viral video, photo is a FAKE or FACT. We do our homework, so you... see more

Full Fact is the UK's independent fact checking organisation

This LibGuide provides real and fake websites for students to evaluate. The guide also addresses citing protocols and... see more

NewsGuard uses journalists to check validity using nine criteria.

This paper explores several conceptual models for information seeking and retrieval.

Fact-checking journalism is the heart of PolitiFact. Their core principles are independence, transparency, fairness,... see more

This website on evaluating resources includes: Part 1: The Need to Evaluate Internet Resources Part 2: Evaluating Online... see more

This fact-checking operation serves as a truth squad for political figures.

This list of excellent topic-specific academic search engines help teachers, student researchers and academics quickly... see more

Lead Stories uses the Trendolizer engine to detect and debunk the latest trending fake news stories and hoaxes found on... see more

DomainTools takes indicators from your network, including domains and IPs, and connects them with nearly every active... see more

This website includes LibGuides, guides to government information, and research worksop. Tutorials include specific... see more

In these activities, you will learn strategies for generating research questions and turning those questions into... see more

This tutorial challenges researchers to actively seek sources that push outside of their initial perspective. With a more... see more

Ready to get the most out of your article search? This tutorial will help you successfully navigate search filters,... see more