This study employed qualitative research methods to establish the contribution of academic libraries to the fight against fake news in South Africa. The outbreak of COVID-19 resulted to the explosion of fake news in social media platforms and other Internet sites to the detriment of efforts to curb the spread of the disease. With encouragement from library associations and other library bodies and as custodians of information, academic librarians have had no choice but to contribute to the fight against the infodemic including by raising awareness, providing credible information, collection development and research support, and through sharing best practice in conferences and other forums. The results of this study affirm the role of libraries in South Africa and other countries in the fight against fake news. This study brought the perspective of the global South to the discourse about fake news and outlined the responses of academic libraries to the COVID-19 infodemic. The results of this study are an affirmation of the role played by libraries in the fight against fake news in general and specifically during times of crises.

本研究采用定性研究方法来确定学术图书馆对南非打击假新闻的贡献。COVID-19 的爆发导致社交媒体平台和其他网站上的假新闻激增，损害了遏制该疾病传播的努力。在图书馆协会和其他图书馆机构的鼓励下，作为信息保管人，学术图书馆员别无选择，只能通过提高认识、提供可靠信息、馆藏开发和研究支持以及分享最佳实践等方式为抗击信息流行病做出贡献在会议和其他论坛上。这项研究的结果肯定了南非和其他国家图书馆在打击假新闻方面的作用。这项研究将全球南方的视角带入了关于假新闻的讨论中，并概述了学术图书馆对 COVID-19 信息流行病的反应。这项研究的结果肯定了图书馆在打击假新闻方面所发挥的作用，尤其是在危机时期。