As I was doing a Google search on my phone, I remembered something my college professors said about checklists and guides to help you check to see if documents and websites are reliable.
Maybe I can remember a couple of ways to check the Troll's story.
When confronted with a claim that may not be 100% true what people need most are things they can do to get closer to the truth. They need something I have decided to call “moves.”
Moves accomplish intermediate goals in the fact-checking process. They are associated with specific tactics. Here are the four moves this guide will hinge on:
Caulfield, Michael A. (n.d.). Web literacy for student fact checkers. Retrieved from https://webliteracy.pressbooks.com/chapter/four-strategies/
Lindsey LeFeber
Oakton Community College Library