Comments on: About Verified- Week 4

By: davidninja

davidninja — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 16:53:28 +0000

Verified’s SIFT method has been used and mentioned so much all semester that I think it will be engraved into our brains—which is a good thing! The average person wants to assume that Google or any other search engine will provide the answers, or that Google’s AI will provide the accurate statistics, but that is not how finding the answers we want works. It takes a bit of digging and a little more than common sense. Search engines have presented themselves as something that makes life easier, when in fact, sometimes it makes life harder. People should at least know SIFT and use it properly.

By: ipadbaby22

ipadbaby22 — Thu, 26 Feb 2026 22:24:41 +0000

I am definitely someone who feels strongly when they see certain bits of information on claims online; the keyword is “feel” because I am not the type to immediately interact without some sort of fact checking. Before reading about the SIFT method I had no clue how irreparable reacting/feeling strongly could be when gaining information and how high the potential is to spread misinformation if you don’t gain the proper context before reacting.

I find your comment on using time appropriately to be extremely valuable because falling into those media rabbit holes can be incredibly time consuming! A simple question can turn into a 3 hour rabbit hole, and no one can afford that when cramming in a research paper.

By: abbeys0121

abbeys0121 — Sat, 14 Feb 2026 01:37:30 +0000

Hi Liam. I like how you described tracing sources as letting the internet become less “overwhelming.” I think that’s a great way to put it. And I also really enjoy the SIFT method. I like how you describe it as getting rid of wanting fast results and instead taking the time to look for the right results. It’s true that we are all guilty of being annoyed when a page doesn’t as fast as we want, which is a habit that needs to go away so we can look into the best sources. I also have started to think differently when I am doing google searches while completing these readers. I have definitely started to overthink, or maybe think just enough, about what I’m clicking on and what I’m reading.