Bias: Everyone has bias! Every website you look at has bias! Typically news sources and voting resources will have a United States focused bias, that can be mapped to the "right," "left," or "center." Bias is not necessarily a bad thing, but it is important that we understand the perspective from which someone is writing so we can understand their motivation and holistically analyze their content.
Non-partisan Information: nonpartisan typically means a group or person that does not expressly support or promote a specific political ideology.
Misinformation: misleading or incorrect information. Misinformation can be created or shared by anyone, intentionally or note. It is less likely that reputable sources will share and create misinformation and it is important to verify where information is coming from.
Lateral reading is a quick and easy strategy for to identify a website or person's bias and reputation. Watch this brief video on lateral reading:
Lateral reading is simply looking up a person or a website online, using another website, to find out if they are trust worthy or if they have biases that you need to be aware of. You can use the following links for lateral reading.
You can use lateral reading to look up the perspective or reputation of news outlets, voting information providers, and even political candidates.