USE SIFT to evaluate your sources!
Only 4 steps!
1. STOP!
2. INVESTIGATE THE SOURCE. Where did the information come from?
3. FIND BETTER COVERAGE! Corroborate your information with other (maybe better- known) sources
4. TRACE claims, quotes and media to their original source
QUESTIONS TO ASK:
• Who made this?
• How was this made?
• Why was this made?
• When was this made?
• What is this missing?
• Where do I go from here?
Doublecheck your information with these sites:
Snopes
FactCheck.Org
Politifact
