Introduction to SIFT: Unused Boxes

S - Stop...

I - Investigate the Source...

F - Find Better Coverage...

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

Your group is working on a project on designing cities that are better for the environment. What do you think about this source?

Cite Tik Tok? Does this seriously seem legit?

AP News

Professor Predicts: People Will Die After COVID-19 Vaccine

This (real) site is sent to your grandma by one of her friends. Using the SIFT strategies and techniques you've learned, demonstrate how you might show your grandma that this information has a very high possibility of being misleading or problematic is some way. The actual site is NOT linked here. Please do not visit the site itself as we do not want to drive any additional traffic to the actual site itself. 

An Introduction to SIFT Source Evaluation...

Blabberbuzz News

You suddenly start getting email like this in your email box. Thoughts?

Hot Dogs Could Shorten Your Life by 36 Minutes!

This drops into one of your social media feeds. What do you think? How might you trace the claim to the original source and context?

$50,000 to Destroy Car Chargers?

You're browsing through your feed and come across this. What do you think?

What do you think of this? Is this source legit?

Origins of Covid...

Your science group is doing research on Covid and genetics. You come across this interesting piece in your searching. What do you think?

Goop.com

America's Frontline Doctors

Your beloved uncle shares information from this site. What are your thoughts about this site as a source for information about the safety of vaccines?

You and your group are studying the effects of climate change on the environment in Hawaii. Your group comes across this source. Based on SIFT, does this source look like it might be worth looking at further?

Your group is researching wildfire management strategies. You come across this article. Is this source likely to be reliable?