SIFT (The Four Moves)

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• Author: hapgood.us
• Title: SIFT (The Four Moves)
• Reference: https://hapgood.us/2019/06/19/sift-the-four-moves/
• Category: #article

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Context is everything - very many claims on the internet are distorted by lack of context. Tags: #factchecking #SIFT

Highlights

• Four Moves — Updated on 2022-11-30 — Group: #Public
  • Tags: #SIFT #factchecking
  • Annotation: A short list of steps to check a source, linked to effective web techniques.
• Stop — Updated on 2022-11-30 — Group: #Public
  • Tags: #factchecking #SIFT
  • Annotation: * sense-check, do you know the website or other source?

• remember your purpose, and titrate your level of effort accordingly

• Investigate the source — Updated on 2022-11-30 — Group: #Public
  • Tags: #factchecking #SIFT
  • Annotation: * who wrote this?

• what is their expertise?
• what might be their motivation?

• Find better coverage — Updated on 2022-11-30 — Group: #Public
  • Tags: #SIFT #factchecking
  • Annotation: * look for trusted sources that repeat (or refute) the claim

• look for consensus
• do you agree with the consensus?

• Trace claims, quotes, and media back to the original context — Updated on 2022-11-30 — Group: #Public
  • Tags: #SIFT #factchecking
  • Annotation: * many things on the internet are distorted by removal of context

• find the original source
• sense-check the version you are evaluating against the source