SIFT Method: Stop, Investigate, Find, Trace

A confident-looking webpage is not the same as a trustworthy one. Give the source and your topic, and this walks the SIFT steps with you: stop and read the signals, investigate who's publishing it, find better coverage elsewhere, and trace claims back to where they started, so you decide whether to trust it on evidence.

Help me apply the SIFT method to a source I found online. The source is: {SOURCE_URL_OR_TITLE}. I am researching: {RESEARCH_TOPIC}.

Walk me through each step:
- Stop: What initial signals suggest I should or should not trust this source at face value?
- Investigate the source: What do I know about the organisation, author, or outlet publishing this?
- Find better coverage: Are there more authoritative sources making the same claim?
- Trace claims: Can we trace the original claim or data back to a primary source?

For each step, provide concrete guidance I can act on right now. End with a one-paragraph verdict on whether to use this source and how to cite or contextualise it appropriately.