Truth and Relevance
Relevance is how Truth is something that has
appropriate something is to been proven by facts or
what is being said at a given sincerity.
time.
How do you spot truthful information?
Give one personal tip on
how to spot factual or
truthful information.
Tips on How to Spot Factual or Truthful
Information
1. CONSIDER
THE SOURCE
Tips on How to Spot Factual or Truthful
Information
2. READ
BEYOND
Tips on How to Spot Factual or Truthful
Information
3. CHECK THE
AUTHOR
Tips on How to Spot Factual or Truthful
Information
4. VERIFY
SUPPORTING
SOURCES
Tips on How to Spot Factual or Truthful
Information
5. CHECK THE
DATE
Tips on How to Spot Factual or Truthful
Information
6. CHECK YOUR
BIASES
ASSESSMENT
Analyze the following situations and decide whether it can help you obtain factual
information or not. Put a check (/) if yes and a cross (X) if no.
__x__1. You are reading an article about the number of new positive cases of
COVID- 19 in your place. Then, you found out that the article is already out of
date.
__x__2. Amanda saw a viral Twitter post from unknown source who asserted that
a medicinal plant is being used to cure COVID-19 patients.
__/__3. A resource speaker in the seminar you are attending mentioned names of
credible authors while expounding his ideas.
__x__4. Your friend saw a cryptic news headline and shared it in her timeline, but
it does not present any details about the whole story.
__x__5. A social media influencer stressed, “Filipinos have no right in the West
Philippine Sea.” However, he failed to cite any source to prove his claim.
EXAMPLES OF RELIABLE SOURCES
Reputable news
outlets (GMA-7,
Philippine Daily
Inquirer, Manila
Bulletin, etc.)
EXAMPLES OF RELIABLE SOURCES
Agencies or sites run
by the government
(WHO, DBM, DepEd,
etc. sites ending in
.gov)
EXAMPLES OF RELIABLE SOURCES
Textbooks or certain
books with reputable
publishers such as
commercial publishers
that focus on academic
titles (Ateneo De Manila
University Press, UST
Publishing House, etc.)
EXAMPLES OF RELIABLE SOURCES
University sources
that end in .edu (UP
Diliman’s University
Library -
https://mainlib.upd.e
du.ph/)
EXAMPLES OF RELIABLE SOURCES
Academic articles
from research
databases (Google
scholar, Philippine
eJournals, etc.))
EXAMPLES OF RELIABLE SOURCES
Memoirs, speeches,
autobiographies,
and documentaries
which accounts have
been examined and
validated
LEARNING TASK 2: Copy and Answer
Identify whether the following sources are VALID (V) or NOT VALID (NV).
NV
1. hearsays/gossips 6. educational institutions and their V
websites
V V
2. site ending in .gov 7. academic forums
V 3. site ending in .edu 8. rants on social media NV
V 4. site ending in .org 9. international journals
V
NV
5. post from unknown site 10. Google Scholar
V
