Political media literacy

Find the earliest identifiable source, open the full document, check its date and definition, compare the claim with the source’s actual words, and note…

Primary sources record the underlying act, data or statement; secondary sources interpret it; partisan sources advocate an interest. Each can be useful if…

Locate the full recording, transcript or original publication; confirm speaker, date and sequence; and read enough surrounding context to test whether the…

Capture clear frames, reverse-search them, inspect the earliest credible appearance, compare landmarks and weather, and verify whether the accompanying…

Read who was sampled, how respondents were reached, field dates, sample size, question wording and weighting. The reported margin is only one component of…

A poll estimates opinion under a method and time window; an election records votes under an electoral system. Campaign events, turnout, sampling error and…

Read both axes, units, start date and denominator before judging the shape. Replot from the underlying values when visual scale creates a stronger…

A fact-check can test a defined claim against available evidence. It cannot settle a value judgment, predict every future outcome or validate claims…

Look for paid or sponsored labels, audience-specific framing, emotional urgency, data collection and missing provenance. Save the complete ad and use…

Create one question set for every option, save primary documents with dates, separate claims from evidence, record uncertainty, and update conclusions…