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Lateral Reading
- Vertical reading is exploring a webpage vertically (up and down) to check things like the date, about section, etc. It's also important to look at some, if not all, of the website's other tabs.
- Lateral reading requires opening up another tab in a search engine to seek information about the webpage you are evaluating. Lateral reading is essential to determining the Authority and Accuracy of a webpage.
- Here is a study that demonstrates the importance of lateral reading.