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Lateral Reading
Lori Mullooly
Created on June 27, 2024
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LATERAL READING
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Evaluate FOR authority and purpose
Leave the site
REFLECT and DECIDE
Open new browser tabs and search for information about the source itself, rather than continuing to read the original content.
Return to the original source
Find what others say about the source
Search for reviews, fact-checks, or analyses of the source from reputable organizations or fact-checking websites.
stop and identify the source
Explicitly decide on the source's reliability
After gathering external information, return to the original source and evaluate its content in light of what you've learned.
Before diving into the content, pause and note the website or source you're examining.
Search for reviews, fact-checks, or analyses of the source from reputable organizations or fact-checking websites.
How you *should* be evaluting websites
Lateral reading is a skill used by professional fact-checkers to jump outside a source and use new browser tabs to seek additional information about a source's credibility, reputation, funding sources and biases.
When you encounter an unfamiliar website:
- Open a new browser tab
- Go to several credible newsources and other references to better understand if the website is credible.
- Reflect and decide