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T is for trace claims, quotes, and media back to the original context

Trace Claims, Quotes and Media to the Original Context sends you back to the source to determine where this information originated.  Returning to the first source gives you more information about what was said. Remember, you can return to the Investigate move when you find the original source.

  1. Examine the original sources re-reported in blogs, articles, social media, and more
    • Link to the original material to see what the authors said, what the statistics showed, how they characterized their results, etc.   
  2. Beware of the sourceless story
    • Be very skeptical of secondary sources that don't cite or link to their original sources.

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