Lateral Reading - moving away from a source to evaluate it 
Tabs are your friends!
Fake news lives outside of text too. Be sure to check:
Evaluate social media
A project of the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania, this nonpartisan, nonprofit seeks to "reduce the level of deception and confusion in U.S. Politics (FactCheck.org - About Us)."
One of the internet's oldest rumor and fact-checking websites. The owner is apolitical.
"PolitiFact is a fact-checking website that rates the accuracy of claims by elected officials and others who speak up in American politics. PolitiFact is run by editors and reporters from the Tampa Bay Times..."
"Fact-checking and accountability journalism from AP journalists around the globe. " - AP Fact Check
All Sides uses a variety of scientific surveying techniques to rate common media websites and news sources based on their right or left-leaning bias. Check out all sides to get an idea of the general bias of a new source. Look for sources that are labeled C for the most neutral sources.
Evaluation is an empowering part of the research process. This step encourages us to think critically about the information we encounter and use.