A public portal: who produced this file? →
Keep producer, file link, observed period, unit and coverage.
The platform includes administrations and civil society; its domain alone does not qualify every producer.
Start a checking notebookUse reference websites: worked methods by task
Choose a task, distinguish documents, follow a sourced method and keep a useful record. Fictional examples explain common mistakes.
What do you need to do?
The directory identifies destinations. These methods explain a specific task: choosing the right document, checking a citation, preserving a map or comparing data. Each linked record contains steps, a fictional case, a record to keep and the consulted source.
23 worked methods shown.
Public services
Health & solidarity
Jobs & business
Education & knowledge
News & media
Culture & heritage
Search & artificial intelligence
Digital tools
Travel & mobility
Consumer & home
Science & environment
World & international
Sports & leisure
Separate your notes from a verified result
A method can help identify missing evidence. Completing every field does not prove a claim. In the notebook, keep the exact passage, its origin and date, then mark unresolved questions. The French administrative examples apply to the named French services.
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