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Financial Literacy: Getting Started: Evaluating Reliability of Online Sources

This LibGuide provides a framework for learning about the fundamentals of personal financial responsibility.

Evaluating Sources

S.I.F.T: Stop; Investigate; Find; Trace

 

 

S.I.F.T is a series of steps used to evaluate the reliability of online sources and their claims.  It was developed by Mike Caufield, a digital literacy expert, and is based on the approach used by professional fact-checkers.  It helps you analyze information.