Do your own fact checking in five steps

...there are a few simple things you can do – call it personal due diligence – before posting information on your own channels

University PR offices need to make peer review process clear

Most of us look to academia for a neutral, well-researched and balanced answer to questions in our everyday lives. We assume that if a paper, essay or "study" is released by a post-secondary institution, that it has been thoroughly researched, the conclusions verified and the report reviewed for accuracy. There are varying degrees of thoroughness …