How to Evaluate Information Sources

Courtesy of Mike Caulfield

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SIFT

S - Stop

I - Investigate the source

F - Find better coverage

T - Trace claims, quotes and media to the original context

• SIFTing Through the Pandemic

  Mike Caulfield's blog about critically evaluating pandemic-related news and information. This site teaches a four-step process to use with coronavirus-related information that will show you “the skills that will make a dramatic difference in your ability to sort fact from fiction on the web (and everything in between).