Research Guides: Combatting Misinformation: Tools, Resources, and Services

The work of UN Library & Archives Geneva

Founded as the Library of the League of Nations in 1919, the UN Library & Archives Geneva has served the international community for a century.

"It has also been agreed that justice based on facts and not on political expediency shall be the determining factor in future international disputes. It is then the duty of the Library of the League of Nations to collect these facts and to make them available."

Florence Wilson, first head librarian of the League of Nations Library, 1922 (See: UN Library & Archives Geneva Database of Quotations)

Reliable information is essential to the work of the Organization, and the Library & Archives plays an important role in providing staff, diplomats, and the public with resources and services for information access, evaluation, and use.

Primary Sources :

We maintain and provide access to the League of Nations Archives and United Nations Geneva Archives, as well as a comprehensive collection of United Nations Documents

Secondary Sources :

Through Global Search we provide a Gateway to our rich collections of resources on topics related to multilateralism and the areas of work of the Organization, in print and electronic format.

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Find Verified Quotations in UN Library & Archives Geneva's Find-a-Quote database

Resources and Tools for Fighting Misinformation

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"Verified is an initiative of the United Nations, in collaboration with Purpose, to provide content that cuts through the noise to deliver life-saving information, fact-based advice and stories from the best of humanity."
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Journalism, 'Fake News' and Disinformation: A Handbook for Journalism Education and Training by UNESCO

Additional Tools/Resources:

Duke University's Reporterslab
News Literacy Project
Snopes
Reuters Fact Check
Politifact
#TeamHalo
ISTE: Top 10 sites to help students check their facts

Guides:

Web Literacy for Student Fact-Checkers Subtitle:...and other people who care about facts. by Michael A. Caulfield
Publication Date: updated 2021

COVID-19 Information Resources

COVID-19 Information in UN Databases
Open access research and news about COVID-19

United Nations documents on COVID-19

Please refer to the United Nations COVID-19 page and to website of the World Health Organization (WHO) for authoritative information on COVID-19. WHO has a dedicated page with advice for the public. These resources are available in the six official UN languages. WHO also publishes daily situation reports on the virus.

FEATURED RESOURCES:

COVID-19 Database, World Health Organization This link opens in a new window
WHO is gathering the latest international multilingual scientific findings and knowledge on COVID-19. The global literature cited in the WHO COVID-19 database is updated daily from searches of bibliographic databases, hand searching, and the addition of other expert-referred scientific articles. This database represents a comprehensive multilingual source of current literature on the topic.