“Fake news websites (also referred to as hoax news) deliberately publish hoaxes, propaganda, and disinformation — using social media to drive web traffic and amplify their effect." (Wikipedia) Fake news websites are not merely news organizations that are biased in their reporting, nor are they tabloid news or satirical news. Check out these resources for more information:
Need more help? Email News Research Specialist and Journalism Librarian Mary Feeney.
While a news source may come from a reliable database, it is still important to critically evaluate the content. Peer-review and other forms of checks and balances make it more difficult for false information to get through, but these are not perfect systems.
Find news from U.S. and international newspapers, television and radio broadcasts, newswires, and blogs, as well as business profiles, patents, and legal research.
Find news from international, national, and regional newspapers, newswires, blogs, and news sites, with various coverage from 1980s-current.
This guide from the International Federation of Libraries and Associations (IFLA) guides you through identifying "fake news."
The News Literacy Project suggest five steps for determining "Is it Legit?"
This brief video from FactCheck.org provides strategies for spotting fake news.
First Draft News identified seven types of misinformation and disinformation shown in this image, which they also describe in "Fake news. It's complicated." Click on the image to view it enlarged.
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