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Evaluating Online Sources

Build a systematic toolkit for judging whether an online source deserves your trust, practicing the same checklist professional fact-checkers use every day. These skills will help you quickly separate credible health advice, news reports, and research claims from misleading content you encounter on social media, search results, and shared links.

beginner15 minSource Evaluation
Question 1 of 520% Complete

A friend shares a link to an article claiming that a common food additive causes memory loss. The article appears on a slick website you have never heard of. What is the first thing you should check about this source?