Use lateral reading to check your sources for reliability. Open another tab and research your source author and website. Watch this video to learn more if lateral reading is new to you!
Evaluate websites with Google.
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Investigate the source
Find other sources with the same information
Trace back to the original source to understand quotes
Google has no idea what your search words mean. It looks for web pages where those words appear.
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