“Practical steps to avoid hoaxes include being cautious of provocative headlines, checking website addresses, and cross-referencing information from multiple trusted sources.”
Multiple credible, independent institutions — including the European Commission, SFU Library, and NOAA — explicitly recommend all three steps named in the claim: scrutinizing provocative headlines, checking website URLs, and cross-referencing with trusted sources. No evidence in the source pool contradicts these recommendations. The claim presents a non-exhaustive but accurate subset of widely recognized media literacy best practices; readers should be aware that additional verification steps (such as consulting fact-checkers) are also commonly advised.