Interactive WATER Check
Slow down certainty.
Use one claim, one headline, one link, one screenshot, or one AI answer. The app will walk you through five moves. You do not need a teacher beside you, and the app will not tell you what to believe.
WATER is a thinking routine, not a credibility score. Your job is to document what the evidence has actually earned.
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How to use WATER.
You are not solving the whole internet. Pick one claim and work it from W to R.
1Bring one claim.
Paste or type the headline, quotation, link, screenshot, or AI answer you want to check.
2Answer what you can.
Move through Wait, Ask, Trace, and Examine. It is okay to record uncertainty. That is useful evidence too.
3Choose a response.
At Respond, decide what the evidence has earned: share, question, correct, investigate, wait, or walk away.
Your work stays in this browser. Text answers are saved with local browser storage so you can come back on this device. A screenshot preview is not uploaded or permanently saved by this app.
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