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Evaluate Online Information

This guide explains how to use the S.I.F.T method to evaluate information sources found on the open web.

News Sources

Biologists Announce There Absolutely Nothing We Can Learn From Clams
The Onion
Giant, floating pumpkin races draw large crowds to annual event in Oregon
AP News
Great Lakes Whale Migration Begins – 2 Whales Spotted in Old Mission Harbor
Old Mission Gazette
UFO tracker shows thousands of eerie underwater objects lurking along US coasts
New York Post

Websites

Help Save the Endangered Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus from Extinction
House Hippo Foundation
All About Explorers
Lewis & Clark page for example

YouTube

Are You Eating This Ingredient Banned All Over the World?
Channel: Food Babe
How to NEVER Get Cancer
Channel: Dr. Eric Berg DC

Social Media

3 Self-Care Hacks
@lilmiquela on TikTok
Barbra Streisand Took a Stand Last Night That No One Saw Coming — but No One Will Ever Forget
Facebook Post
Put Castor Oil on the Soles of your Feet
Facebook post
‘Reproductive’ Industry Freely Hands Out Abortion Pills And Withholds Fertility Drugs
Facebook post from The Federalist news

Others

Ban Dihydrogen Monoxide
Change.org Petition
Mind Upgrade Now
tipshealthyliving.convertri.com
KFC's Extra Crispy Sunscreen!
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