Reading Mediations: Modeling Online Critical Literacy Strategies

Research and Verification Resources

The collection of fact checking and research resources accessible from this page are useful tools for critical reading online. Research tools such as ICANN/WHOis can help you discover who may own or run a website,  Open Sources Repository offers a general rating of a news or information website's political bias and reliability, and Tin Eye will show you the history of an image's use online. Wikipedia can provide additional information about a topic and sources to help you conduct further research on a topic or claim. Fact checking guidelines provide a basic set of steps that can be used for critical reading. Fact checking websites such as Snopes.com, FactCheck.org, and Politifact Truth-O-Meter should be used as aids in critical reading: they should never take the place of careful, thorough research and well-reasoned consideration.

Fact checking sites are instructive models for reading critically online: they explain that the "truth" of a particular claim, event, or statement may be conditional, or only partly accurate, and why. They also model effective use of research in online information gathering. A reliable explanation of a rumor or claim will cite reputable information sources, which you can explore further for yourself to learn more.  

Always use a combination of tools to read within, around, and against the text.


 

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