The CARS checklist for
research source evaluation

trustworthy source, author's credentials, evidence of quality control, known or respected authority, organizational support.

Goal: an authoritative source, a source that supplies some good evidence that allows you to trust it.

up to date, factual, detailed, exact, comprehensive, audience and purpose reflect intentions of commpleteness and accuracy.

Goal: a source that is correct today (not yesterday), a source that gives the whole truth.

fair, balanced, objective, reasoned, no conflict of interest, absence of fallacies or slanted tone.

Goal: a source that engages the subject thoughtfully and reasonably, concerned with the truth.

listed sources, contact information, available corroboration, claims supported, documentation supplied.

Goal: a source that provides convincing evidence for the claims made, a source you can triangulate (find at least two other sources that support it).