Is It a Trustworthy Source?
FAKE NEWS (The COM.CO is a tell tale sign of fake news because anyone can make this type of website and put whatever they want on it.)
Multiple other sources share the same facts and pictures from different angles.
Good Sign (If the information is shared by multiple reputable news sources it is much more likely to be a real source or at least real information)
The source is published in 1997.
What is Date?
A new scientific discovery is made and the article shares what the scientist found.
Good News Purpose (Informs people on a real thing)
REAL NEWS (CNN is a trustworthy news company that has been keeping up its reputation since 1980)
A quote about a current event dated from 2016
Bad Sign (If a nine year old quote is trying to be passed off as modern or relating to modern events you should be suspicious of the source.)
Do your own beliefs affect your judgement on the story?
What is Bias?
The article makes fun of a political figure so that they start to dislike them.
Bad News Purpose (Propaganda)
The Newyork Times
Credible source (The New York Times has been in operation for 173 years. It is one of the longest running newspapers in the United States. And have a high expectation for keeping factuality in their stories.)
The headline is outrageous and is very extreme
Bad Sign (while sometimes the new source is fine the headline phrasing might be intended to garner clicks instead of accurately spreading information. It could also be satirical meant as a joke and not to be seen as a fact.)
The reason an article exist and why it is trying to spread information.
What is Purpose.
A Tornado is heading for a city and calls for people to get to safety and what to do to be as safe as possible
Good news purpose (Trying to save peoples lives from natural disaster)
Is making sure the new you consume is true important?
Yes
THE ONION
FAKE (It is a satirical news source)
The Author is a well known and respected scientist writing about a topic they have been researching for the past 5 years.
Good Sign (The author is well known for having knowledge in the field of science that they are writing about so they are more likely to know about a topic with certainty and the facts being true then someone with no reputation of knowledge in the field.)
The article is by a company that doesn't have a good reputation for factual information.
What is Source?
Gives evidence to support a negative stereotype about a group of people.
Bad News Purpose (Even if the data is from a reliable place news shouldn't be spread to enforce negative beliefs about people)
The article try to invoke strong emotions in the reader.
Bad sign (While not always a deal breaker for an article if it focuses more on the readers emotions while reading then spreading facts and giving details you should look further into the source to see if its really accurate.)
The articles headline and information is ridiculous almost funny how weird it is.
What is a Joke?
To deliver the news if a famous persons death.
Good News Purpose (Even though the news is bad/sad it is a good reason for something to be a news article)