Problem
Use the subject of the article as the subject for your post Summarize the claim in your own words and then analyze it using the SIFT method. Explain the results of your analysis for all of the following: Stop Investigating the source Find better coverage Trace Claims, Quotes, and Media Back to the Original Context According to Snope, did it turn out to be factual? What evidence is given? If you hadn't checked Snopes, would you have been able to tell whether it was reliable or not just from reading the article? Explain. When you read the article, did it evoke a positive or negative emotion in you? If so, would this have made you more or less likely to share this article with friends without fact-checking it first? What does this tell you about the importance of fact-checking articles on social media before sharing?