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Evaluating Information Sources Nicholas Mignanelli, J.D., M.L.I.S. Reference & Instructional Services Librarian

“Eight Simple Rules for Evaluating Information Quality”

Rule 1: Consider the Source

Rule 2: Check the Author

Rule 3: Check the Date

Rule 4: Check Your Biases

Rule 5: Read Beyond the Headlines

Rule 6: Examine Supporting Sources

Rule 7: Is It a Joke or Prank?

Rule 8: Ask the Experts My Email: nmignanelli@law.miami.edu

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Position: Senior Lecturer & Spruill Family Fellow in Law & Religion Institution: Emory University School of Law Education : SJD, LLM, Emory University School of Law; JD, New York University School of Law; BA, Yeshiva University

Position: Weekly columnist for the New York Post and a former Wall Street Journal editor Education : BA, Harvard University Other Publications: The New Trail of Tears: How Washington Is Destroying American Indians (2016) The New York Post is an American daily newspaper that is primarily distributed in New York City and its surrounding area. It is the 13th-oldest newspaper in the United States, and it had the sixth-highest circulation in 2009.

“Earlier this spring, headlines around the world trumpeted an exciting bit of news that seemed too good to be true: ‘Eating chocolate ... can even help you LOSE weight!’ … The problem? The study they were based on was pure junk. And the person behind it, John Bohannon, would be the first to tell you that. …Bohannon, a science journalist who also has a Ph.D., lays out how he carried out an elaborate hoax to expose just how easily bad nutrition science gets disseminated in the mainstream media.”