Gill St. Bernard's Upper School Library: Evaluate Information with SIFT

SIFT is an evaluation method designed by Mike Caulfield. Read more on:

Check, Please-Introducing SIFT

Did Coronavirus Come from Bats? What do you think about this source?

What can you find out about Goop.com?

5G Vaccines...

Someone forwards this fake Instagram post to you. Using any of the SIFT techniques introduced so far, verify or debunk the information. Be prepared to share your process/technique with your classmates.

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

You're researching alternative energy and battery technology. What do you think about this source?

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. Would you retweet or post this to your stories?

Greenland Ice Sheet Melt

Your group is researching climate change for class. You come across this. What do you think?

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?

Did the founder of the Snopes factchecking site commit plagiarism?

What are your thoughts on this source?

SIFTing Breaking News Isn't Always Easy...

This just dropped. How would you investigate this source?