Work together as a group to evaluate your source using the assigned step of the SIFT method. If you have time, perform some of the other steps of the SIFT method. We'll discuss your results as a class before you leave today.
What emotion(s) did you feel when you first read the story/claim/post?
Are you familiar with the source of the information?
Does the source/website have an About Us or some other easy way of finding out about them?
Why the WNBA pay gap discourse is getting annoying
Citation:
Hinkle, B. (2025, April 12). Why the WNBA pay gap discourse is getting annoying. W Nation Network. https://wnationnetwork.com/2025/04/11/why-the-wnba-pay-gap-discourse-is-getting-annoying/
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What emotion(s) did you feel when you first read the story/claim/post?
Are you familiar with the source of the information?
Does the source/website have an About Us or some other easy way of finding out about them?
Pay Caitlin Clark What She’s Worth
Citation:
Mendelsohn, J. (2024, May 23). Pay Caitlin Clark what she’s worth. The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/23/opinion/caitlin-clark-wnba-salary.html
What does Wikipedia have to say about the website/group/organization/author?
Remember: You are only using Wikipedia to investigate the group/organization/author, not the claim or information itself.
If it is a group or organization, how many members does it have? How long has it been around/how well-established is it?
What else can you find out about the group/organization/author from using a search engine like Google?
Do WNBA players really want to be paid what they are owed?
Citation:
Anderson, W. L. (2025, July 24). Do WNBA players really want to be paid what they are owed? | Mises Institute. https://mises.org/mises-wire/do-wnba-players-really-want-be-paid-what-they-are-owed
What do other news sources have to say about the claim/information presented?
To learn this, you can copy the headline or a key piece of information presented by the source and paste it into a search engine.
Are other places/outlets covering it? If no other outlets are covering the story, what might that say about the accuracy of the claim/information?
If other places/outlets are covering it, are you familiar with them?
If other places/outlets are covering it, are they interpreting/reporting the story in the same way?
What the conversation about Caitlin Clark’s pay gets wrong
Citation:
Meyersohn, N. (2024, April 17). What the conversation about Caitlin Clark’s pay gets wrong. WSIL-TV. https://www.wsiltv.com/news/consumer/what-the-conversation-about-caitlin-clark-s-pay-gets-wrong/article_48b6f3bd-958a-5a93-bd67-c165a5111f34.html
This step will be very similar to step 1 above in Find. Copy the headline or a claim or a key piece of information presented by the source and paste it into a search engine.
Is this the original source of the information or are they referring to another source?
What website, source or outlet seemed to have first published it? If possible, it's best to use the original source.
Do they seem trustworthy and credible? What can you find out about them?
What is the earliest date you're seeing this image or information appear online?
Report: Women's sports on pace to reach $2.35B in 2025
Citation:
Heuer, M. (2025, March 18). Report: Women’s sports on pace to reach $2.35B in 2025 - UPI.com. UPI. https://www.upi.com/Sports_News/2025/03/18/deloitte-womens-sports-revenues/6251742344927/