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Tools and guidance for using social media in your research
Searching Social Media
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Get information about videos
Youtube Data Viewer
Look up a Youtube video and find out exactly when it was uploaded (more precise than what's listed on Youtube)
TikTok Date Extractor
Look up when a video was uploaded to TikTok
MW Metadata (Youtube Video Search)
Look up a Youtube video to find out exactly when it was uploaded, location, images, and the user and channel.
Platform-specific research tips:
TikTok and Telegram
Social search techniques including finding groups and images, avoiding filter bubbles, and using Google to search these sites
Instagram
Social search techniques for Instagram, including using Google Images to find Instagram posts and different options for location-based searching
LinkedIn
Shows techniques for searching LinkedIn, including how to uncover different kinds of information by using Google to search LinkedIn
Facebook
Discusses how to navigate Facebook personalisation of search results to use this platform for research
Twitter / X
Techniques for searching Twitter and examples of what you can find using different approaches
Identify trends and popular stories
Youtube Trends24
Lists the trending videos and channels on Youtube, including different categories
AlgoTransparency (Youtube)
Identifies the most recommended videos on YouTube
How-To & Data Journalism Resources
Global Investigative Journalism Network Resource Center
Guides to conducting digital investigations
Data Driven Journalism
Guides and tutorials on data journalism skills including searching, analysis, visualization, and more
Web Literacy for Student Fact-Checkers
Handbook for critically evaluating what you read online.
Learn how to
track the source of viral photos
,
find out when a page was published
, and
use reverse image search
.
The Markup: Tools
Tools for digital research from non-profit newsroom The Markup, including Blacklight (web privacy) and Split Screen (partisanship on Facebook)
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