Wesley Fryer just authored a nice post on “online fact checking”. When I read the title I assumed he was motivated by the Presidential election and all of the discussion concerning the truthfulness of the candidates and their surrogates statements. This was not the stated intention of his post, but his background information and recommendations would certainly apply.
I have been exploring “argumentation” lately and the skill set associated with argumentation would serve a similar focus. What positions are being taken and has credible evidence been offered in support of the positions.
Wesley Fryer does a nice job writing about critical thinking as applied to media consumption.