Compare the claim with the document
Note who published it, when and for what purpose. Separate quotations, interpretation and data. Check whether a table reports totals, percentages or only a sample. A headline or isolated extract can omit a condition that changes the meaning.
Fictional example: a total is not a forecast
A report records 120 registrations received in April. That does not establish that 120 people attended or guarantee the same number in May. Record the correct unit in the worksheet: registrations, during April. Attendance and future projections remain unsupported by that document.
Leave a trail someone else can follow
Record the address, title, section or page and the date you consulted it. Write one sentence explaining what the source confirms and another explaining what it does not. If a page is unavailable, identify an archived capture as historical.
Use the worksheet; read NILC-FakeNews for the project’s background.
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