This course will take you through the basics of quick source and claim-checking, and introduce you to our "four moves", a series of things to do when you encounter claims and sources, encapsulated in the acronym SIFT. We've set it up so that it can be used for self-study, as part of a course, or as a set of independent assignments.
The course is broken up into lessons, each of which can be completed in a single sitting. They take from 20 to 45 minutes, are composed of 5 to 15 pages, and include instruction and a series of exercises. While some exercises may seem repetitive, we recommend you complete them all, as the point is not just learning what fact-checking is, but building a fact-checking habit.
The first lesson is a bit longer than the rest, and will introduce you to our basic approach — the "four moves". The lesson will take 40 minutes to complete, including all readings and videos.
The full list of lessons is listed below. But throughout the course, you can go to the next page by clicking the next page button. Do that now to get started with our first exercise, a game called FakeOut.
Next up: Fakeout!
The problem with checklist approaches
Introducing the Notebook, Reflection Prompts, and In-Depth