Activity 1

Here is a table you can use to evaluate and analyse your source of information 

Activity : Choose one piece of information you found and try to evaluate it thanks to this table.

Tool to evaluate the reliability of information (from Université de Limoges)

Points	Author	Origin	Objectivity	Source	Date
3 points	Information comes from a well known or famous organisation. Many professionals participate to its creation	the information is published on a known or reputed professional medium	different arguments and points of view	the author cites and makes available his sources	The source is current
2 points	the author is qualified in the field concerned	the information is published on a less well-known medium	The author has a bias but exposes various arguments	the author cites his sources without making them available for consultation	the content is less relevant for current data, but still provides a good overview of the subject
1 point	the author is mentioned but seems unreliable or takes for granted someone else’s work	the information is published on a medium where content can be modified by anyone or is very short (forums, social networks)	Bias with few or without arguments	Author’s opinions only	The information is out of date but it corresponds to my historical work.
0 point	anonymous	None of the above criteria	Text with bias but claiming objectivity. Only value judgments	No citations	Data are no longer up to date

NOW add points !