To determine if a source is credible and its information believable, one should consider who wrote it and whether they are qualified, if facts are provided to support claims, and potential biases. Bias can come from a person's perspective or preferences that skew the presentation of information without equally considering alternatives. Media sources also have their own biases in choosing which stories to report on and how they are covered.

1. How do you know when you can
believe something?

2. Credible
• (adj.) Worthy of being believed;
trustworthy

3. Criteria for Credibility
1. Who wrote it? How are they qualified to say
this?
2. Are there facts?
What kind of qualifications
should a person have if
they’re writing an article
about _________....?

4. Bias
• (noun) A tendency to present or have a partial
perspective at the expense of (possibly equally
valid) alternatives
• A person’s bias affects their judgments
Examples of bias?

5. Media Bias
• Bias of journalists and news producers within
the mass media in the selection of which
events and stories are reported and how they
are covered