Source Check

Sorts every assertion into first-hand, second-hand, anonymous or unsourced, says which ones the story depends on, and asks whether the headline survives without the weakest source.

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Which claims are first-hand, which second-hand, which anonymous, and which have no source at all?
Which of those claims does the story actually depend on?
Is any of this a press release, a survey or a study wearing a news hat, and does its method hold up?
What do the people quoted have to gain from being quoted this way?
Does the headline survive without the weakest source?
What would a careful editor ask for before running this?

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Maggern

Source Check

Sorts every assertion into first-hand, second-hand, anonymous or unsourced, says which ones the story depends on, and asks whether the headline survives without the weakest source.

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