Quick 2-minute source check with 8 simple questions
Select the type of source you're evaluating
Original research that stands on its own (methods, data)
Examples:
• Peer-reviewed journal article
• Preprint
• Technical report with methods/data
Explains or reports on primary research
• Press release
• News article
• Blog/video summarizing a study
Claims circulating without a clear link to the primary research
• Tweets/threads
• Infographics
• Reels with numbers but no sources