Ask a librarian or fact checking site? I don’t consider either of them to be “experts” on misinformation, especially supposed “fact checking sites”.
And a librarian’s mandate is about managing sources, not being an expert in the data itself.
Otherwise good stuff.
But why even try? If the news support my biases, I’m sticking with it.
So a “cool guide” is random text with some icons strewn in?
Addition!
If its financed by a less than democratic government or has ties to them the source is invalid.
That’s covered under “Consider the source.”
The source having ties to a non-democratic government does not automatically invalidate the source, but it should make you scrutinize it more sceptically in relation to the other criteria.
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In what way is it not covered, according to you?
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If the news story is, e.g., non-political, does not try to influence your opinion on something, and is based on first-party facts that can be independently verified and that are correctly represented, the source does not matter for the factuality of the news story, even if it is from a non-democratic source.
What are the good fact checking sites?