If you are relying on a source located in social media, apply the following standards, (from Sheridan Library, Johns Hopkins University),
- Location of the source - are they in the place they are tweeting or posting about?
If so, what did past or updated posts say? Do they fill in more details?
- Age - What is the age of the account in question? Be wary of recently created accounts.
- Reliability - Is the source of information reliable?
- Network - who is in their network and who follows them? Do I know this account?
- Content - Can the information be corroborated from other sources?
- Contextual updates - Do they usually post or tweet on this topic?
