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How to check a news story’s date against the event

How to check a news story’s date against the event

A date can look settled while the timeline is wrong. When we verify news date information, we are not only checking a number on a page. We are checking whether that number fits what the story says happened. A report published after an event may be a legitimate recap....
How to Identify Missing Perspectives in a News Story

How to Identify Missing Perspectives in a News Story

A news story can be accurate and still leave you with the wrong picture. The facts may check out. The quotes may be real. Yet the people who carry the consequences, or the evidence that changes the meaning, may be missing. That is the problem behind missing...
How to Read News Articles That Cite Unnamed Officials

How to Read News Articles That Cite Unnamed Officials

A named source lets you weigh a claim against a person. An unnamed source asks you to weigh the reporting itself. News articles often rely on anonymous sources, especially when officials fear retaliation, legal trouble, or the loss of their jobs. That can produce...
Finding the First Public Record Behind a News Claim

Finding the First Public Record Behind a News Claim

A news claim can travel far before anyone asks where it began. By then, one sentence may appear in headlines, posts, videos, and screenshots, each one looking like proof of the last. Public records research slows that chain down. It helps you find the document,...