Learning in a digital age/LiDA104/Fact checking/Read laterally

Reading laterally is the process of consulting third-party sources to help verify authority and reliability of the source.

Read laterally

Consult part 4, Read laterally, of Caulfield, M. A. (2017). Web Literacy for Student Fact-Checkers.

• What "reading laterally means
• Evaluating authority
• Domain searches
• Finding a journal's impact factor
• Check author expertise
• Thinking about research
• Finding high quality secondary sources
• Evaluating news sources
• News papers of record

Blog activity - Evaluate a site

This activity is derived from the Evaluate a site activity in Caulfield, M. A. (2017). Web Literacy for Student Fact-Checkers.
Tasks

1. Select two websites from the list.
2. Evaluate the reputations of the sites you selected by "reading laterally"
3. Prepare a short blog post reporting your findings.
4. Remember to tag or label your post using the course code: LiDA104

Activity - Expert or crank

Complete the activity: Expert or crank. How did you go? Share a reflection by posting a comment on WENotes, for example:

• The expert or crank activity demonstrates ...
• In the future ...

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