LibGuides: Research: Evaluating Sources

Selecting the best sources

The quality of your research project and the strength of your arguments depend on the quality of the sources you use. Consider them as if they were the ingredients for a fine cake. The better the chocolate, the more delicious your cake will taste. Likewise, the best research resources will lead to better projects.

Cite Your Sources

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Fact Check

Factcheck.org
The Annenberg Public Policy Center investigates claims.
Snopes
The oldest, and largest fact-checking site for internet claims.
Wikipedia
Yes! Use Wikipedia to fact check.

Analyze Perspectives on an Issue

ProCon
Interested in understanding the pros and cons on various controversial issues?

View Multiple Perspectives

Allsides
Choose a current event and see how it is reported by various news sources.

Evaluating Sources

Stanford History Education Group

Read Like a Fact-Checker

"Sort Fact From Fiction Online With Lateral Reading." YouTube. Stanford History Education Group, 16 Jan. 2020, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHNprb2hgzU&feature=youtu.be.

Practice Click Restraint

Try Your Evaluation Skills

Should NKSD implement a year-round school calendar?

Try Your Evaluation Skills - Uniforms

Question: Would student behavior and achievement improve at PMS if students wore uniforms?