In this course, you'll be reading a number of news articles about protest movements. How can you tell if coverage of an event is comprehensive and reliable? Mike Caulfield, head of the Digital Polarization Initiative of the American Democracy Project, recommends applying the Four Moves or SIFT. These were designed to evaluate news stories and other posts.
The key thing to remember is that it's always a good idea to do some "external" searching after you read information of any kind - this means searching around for other sources that corroborate what you're reading, or provide more context.
How do you determine if the report you're reading is a reliable account?
Some of the questions you can ask when evaluating sources of information are: