Misinformation, Disinformation, and Fake News SIFT: Day 5

T - Trace Claims, Quotes, and Media Back to the Original Context

• Follow links to claims within an article
• Open up the original reporting sources listed in a bibliography or linked in text if present
• Look at the original context. Was the claim, quote, or media fairly represented in its full context?

Bill Gates and the Vaccine Problem

This Tweet comes your way from a friend of a friend. Should you be worried about the safety of the new vaccines? Use your SIFT detective skills to figure out the misinformation technique being used. 

Is Fiber the Secret to Weight Loss?

What do you think of this source? Believable or problematic? Why?