• Who created it? 

• What are the credentials or qualifications to write on the topic?

• Who is the publisher or sponsor? Are they reputable?

• Can you tell where the information came from?

• If the info came from AI, is there a link to where the information came from? DO NOT USE AN AI SUMMARY FOR RESEARCH!

*A website MUST HAVE AUTHORITY to use it for research!

• Is the information correct? 

• Are there errors? 

• Are facts supported by sources or evidence? 

• Can you verify it elsewhere?

• Does the information relate to your topic?

•  Does it meet the needs of your assignment? 

• Does the information relate to your topic?

• Is the information at an appropriate level (i.e., not too elementary or advanced for your needs)?

• What is the purpose of the information? Is it to inform, teach, sell, entertain, or persuade?

• Is the information fact, opinion, or propaganda?

• Are there political, ideological, cultural, religious, institutional, or personal biases?

• What point of view is being shared? Whose is missing?

• When was the information published or posted?

• Has the information been revised or updated? When? Recently?

• Is it current enough for your topic?