Education: Research Resources

There are three helpful methods for evaluating information:

• Fact-Checking
  • Fact-checking is the primary method that the media and publishers use to determine if the information they have found or have been given is trustworthy.
• SIFT
  • The SIFT method is a four-step method to determine the validity and reliability of information:
    • Stop.
    • Investigate the Source.
    • Find better or other coverage.
    • Trace back to source - see original content.
• CRAAP
  • The CRAAP test is a list of questions you can use to evaluation information based upon: 
    • Currency
    • Relevance
    • Authority
    • Accuracy
    • Purpose

Using at least two of the methods can help you to determine if the information that you have found is valid and from an authoritative source.