Research Guides
How to Evaluate Sources
Used and adapted with permission from Sarah Bonner at Chowan University
How to investigate the source
Investigate the source
Ask...
- Who is behind the website or social media post?
- What is their agenda/ bias?
- When was it published?
- Can you trust this source?
The best way to answer these questions is to do lateral reading or search the internet to learn what other people say about the source.
Know what you’re reading before you read it.
Let's hover!
- How to do Let's hover!Hover over the name of the author to find out who they are. If you cannot hover, then click on the author's name to learn more about them.
Just add Wikipedia
A fast way to investigate a source is to look for a Wikipedia article about the website/ author to learn more about them.