Anchor charts

Leave the page to check the page

1. StopNotice your reaction. Strong feelings are a cue to slow down.
2. Who made this?Search the account, outlet or group. What do others say about them?
3. Find the originalLook for the full clip, the full post, the full document.
4. Compare coverageWhat do two or three other sources say?

Before you share it, open a new tab.

Try saying

• The original says…
• I couldn’t confirm…
• Another source reports…

Adapted from the SIFT moves by Mike Caulfield (Stop, Investigate the source, Find better coverage, Trace to the original).

Claim. Evidence. Reasoning.

1. ClaimWhat you think is true. One sentence someone could disagree with.
2. EvidenceThe specific thing you can point to: a quote, a number, a document, a timestamp.
3. ReasoningWhy that evidence supports the claim. The “because” in your head, written down.
4. LimitWhat the evidence can’t show yet.

Okay, but how do you know?

Try saying

• I think… because…
• This shows… but it doesn’t show…
• If this were true, we’d also expect…

What kind of rule is it?

1. LawPassed by a legislature or set by courts. Applies to everyone in that place.
2. RegulationWritten by a government agency to carry out a law.
3. PolicyAn organisation’s own rule: a school, a company, a platform.
4. Norm or ethics codeAn expectation a group holds itself to. Not enforced by a court.

Find the rule before you argue about it.

Try saying

• This rule comes from…
• The person who can change it is…
• This is a policy, not a law, so…

Who actually gets to decide?

1. The deciderWhich person, board or office has the power? What gives it that power?
2. The influencersWho can shape the decision: voters, parents, reporters, students, advocates?
3. The affectedWho lives with the result, and were they in the room?
4. The door inA meeting, a comment period, a vote, a complaint, a story.

Follow the decision to the person who makes it.

Try saying

• The decision is made by…
• People who aren’t in the room include…
• The best place to push is…

A correction people can use

1. What we saidName the claim plainly, without repeating the rumour in the headline.
2. What’s accurateState the fact, with where it came from.
3. What to do nowThe time, the place, the door, the link: whatever people need to act.
4. When we’ll updateSay when you’ll check back, even if nothing changes.

Say what changed, then what to do now.

Try saying

• Update:…
• Earlier we said… The accurate information is…
• We’ll update again at…

Say the relationship

1. Is there a connection?Money, free product, a discount, a family or business tie.
2. Say it clearlyUse plain words people understand, like “ad” or “sponsored”.
3. Say it where people will see itIn the video and the caption, before the recommendation, not buried in hashtags.
4. Keep your honest opinionDisclosure explains the context. It doesn’t change what you think.

Liking it and being paid can both be true.

Try saying

• I was paid by…
• They sent me this for free…
• My honest take is…

How a case moves

1. A momentSomething people saw, shared or argued about.
2. A questionThe one worth investigating.
3. The evidenceWhat we can actually look at, and what’s missing.
4. Your callA decision, or something you make.
5. FeedbackWhat your choice changes, and for whom.
6. Real worldWhere this decision really gets made.

Start with the moment. End with a move.

Try saying

• The moment was…
• The question worth asking is…
• My call is… because…

Six moves, six companions

1. Lupa: evidenceWhat’s the original? What got cropped?
2. Duda: questionsWhat don’t we know yet?
3. Pauta: rulesWhich rule applies, and who wrote it?
4. Onda: impactWho feels this, and how?
5. Nexo: connectionsWhat bigger system is this part of?
6. Voz: next stepsWhat will you do with what you found?

Pick a move when you’re stuck.

Try saying

• Lupa would ask…
• Onda would notice…
• Voz would say the next step is…

Talk moves for a real discussion

1. BuildI want to add to what ___ said…
2. QuestionWhat makes you think that?
3. ChallengeI see it differently, because…
4. ReviseI used to think ___, but now I think…

Disagree with the idea, not the person.

Try saying

• Can you say more about…?
• Where in the evidence do you see that?
• Who might see this differently?

From noticing to doing

1. NoticeSomething isn’t working, or isn’t fair. Write down exactly what.
2. Find outWho decides? What’s the rule? Who else is affected?
3. AskA question to the right person: a teacher, an office, a council member.
4. Show upA meeting, a comment, a club, a petition, a story.
5. Follow upAsk what changed. Share what you learned.

Small steps count. Safe steps first.

Try saying

• I noticed…
• Who can I ask about…?
• Here’s what changed since…