LATERAL READING
"The fact checkers read laterally -- quickly scanning the website in question but then opening a series of additional browser tabs, seeking context and perspective from other sites." (Spector)
Lateral readers exercise habits that lead to more thorough and efficient evaluation of information/sources such as:
- search for the site/article on fact-checking sites
- search the web for the owner or publisher of the site
- search for pages linking to the site
- follow references back to any original sources
- research what other sites say about the source
