SWIFT Method for Evaluating Resources: Find

Find trusted coverage. Sometimes you find information from an iffy source - "trade up" and find a more trustworthy source.
 

• Beware of suspect, "iffy" sources found (or shared from) social media.
• Find better, more credible sources to validate the information from a suspect source.
• Be aware of state-sponsored information manipulation.
• Know the difference between bias and agenda to help make better, informed choices on which sources are credible.
• Practice click restraint when investigating a source, author, or quoted expert. The first link in a search result list isn't the best or most credible. You may need to look through several result pages to find the best source.

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Agenda - Overt or covert goals a person or organization wants to accomplish.

Bias - Unfair prejudice against or in favor of something or someone.

Claim: a claim is a statement that purports to express something about reality.

Click restraint - is a term introduced by Sam Wineburg and Sarah McGrew to describe scanning multiple results for trustworthiness and relevance. This often means visiting the second page (or more) of search results.