Research - All the Things: Investigate the Source

This is the move where you answer the questions you asked in Move 1: Stop:

• What IS this source, exactly? Is it a news article, a blog post, a government report, etc.?
• Who wrote or created this source? 
• Who published this source?
• What is the purpose in publishing this source? To inform? To entertain? To make you feel feelings?

Don't worry about doing extensive research into your sources-- this is a quick check of the expertise and agenda of a source's creators, and it should only take around 1-2 minutes. 

And yet, spending even a few seconds learning about the expertise and agenda of the source of your information will help you greatly when it comes time to decide whether to use it or not!