Related Guides
Guides on Fake News, Social Media, and Evaluating Online Information
- SIFT: The Four Moves Give students and others a short list of things to do when looking at a source, and hook each of those things to one or two highly effective web techniques. We call the “things to do” moves and there are four of them: STOP, Investigate the Source, Find Trusted Coverage, and Trace Claims, Quotes, and Media Back to the Original Context.
- Evaluating Digital Sources (Purdue OWL) Despite the many credible digital sources available today, there are still many unreliable sources available on the internet. Below are some suggestions for evaluating digital texts and a breakdown of the different types of sources available online.
International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA): How to Spot Fake News
