If you are newsgathering via social media - or even taking inspiration for a story from a press release, you will need to use one or more of a number of verification tools to help check your sources.

The Emergency Journalism site has a really valuable list of useful links to verification tools that is worth exploring and bookmarking.

If you have a tip you would like to submit to us at Journalism.co.uk email us using this link.

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