Learning Objectives
After completing this module, you will be able to:
Identify and apply the six ways to evaluate sources: who, what, where, when, how, and why?
Evaluating the source of your information can be just as important in our everyday research as it is with academic research. In the current era of technology, it can sometimes be difficult to discern what is truth, what is opinion, and what is categorically false without knowing where the information came from. It is important to evaluate your sources to determine if they are reliable and credible or not.
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Tutorials will have navigation links across the top that you will use to advance through the pages. They
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"The most comprehensive media bias resource on the internet, " Mediat Bias/Fact Check currently rates more 5200+ media sources and journalists.
Allsidesc.com provides "balanced news and civil discourse."
"Ground News is a platform that makes it easy to compare news sources, read between the lines of media bias and break free from algorithms."
