"The internet brings information to our fingertips almost instantly. The result is that we often react hastily, without taking a moment to verify the source or get a quick read on a claim before engaging with a viral piece of media. Information literacy experts Mike Caulfield and Sam Wineburg help us identify red flags, gain a quick sense of context, and make more efficient use of websites like Google and Wikipedia that can help and hinder in equal measure. This how-to guide will teach you to use the web to verify the web, quickly and efficiently, including how to: Verify news stories and other events in as little as thirty seconds (seriously); Determine if the article you're citing is by a reputable scholar or a quack; Detect the slippery tactics scammers use to make their sites look credible; Decide in a minute if that shocking video is truly shocking; Deduce who's behind a site -- even when its ownership is cleverly disguised; Uncover if that feature story is actually a piece planted by a foreign government; And so much more. Building on research-based techniques like SIFT and lateral reading, Verified will help students and anyone else looking to get a handle on the internet's endless flood of information through quick, practical, and accessible steps." -- Page [4] of cover.