The four moves below, known as SIFT, can help you evaluate claims and sources you find online.
- (S)TOP
- (I)nvestigate the Source
- (F)ind better coverage
- (T)race claims, quotes, and media back to the original context
Want to see these moves in action? Watch the video below.
Source: "SIFT: Evaluating Web Content" by Wayne State University Library System. Adapted from Michael Caulfield's "Check, Please!" course. The canonical version of of this course exists at http://lessons.checkplease.cc. The text and media of this site, where possible, is released into the CC-BY and free for use and revision.