There are times when we find the perfect source right away. More often than not, though, this doesn't happen: the source may not be of high quality, or you can't decide whether you should use it or not, or the source might not have anything in it that's actually useful to you.
This is where Move 3 comes in! By Finding Better Coverage, you may have a better chance of determining the reliability of the information you're using.
Below is a video (4:28) explaining this process in more detail.
Click restraint is a term introduced by Sam Wineburg and Sarah McGrew to describe a behavior skilled fact-checkers demonstrate that less skilled people do not. Fact-checkers scan multiple results to try and find the particular result that combines trustworthiness with relevance before they click, often visiting the second page of search results.
Learn more about click restraint by watching the video above.
Often claims or stories will come to you in the form of images. If you want to find trusted coverage of the issue, claim, or photo, you have a couple options:
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