1. Search for a website without getting results from that site
2. Use Google Scholar to check expertise
Lateral reading is a technique for researching a publication, website, or author for credibility, reliability, potential bias, and reputation.
We call this "lateral reading" because you should make use of multiple tabs across a browser in order to find information about a site.
When confronted with a website of unknown credibility, spend time researching the site, its owner, and/or the author of the information before reading the article on the site.
The RADAR evaluation is typically applied to individual articles rather than whole websites or publications. To evaluate a site or publication laterally, consider these questions: