Is it fake news?: Using the E.S.C.A.P.E.

method to analyze news stories

Use the E.S.C.A.P.E. strategy to closely analyze your news source. Use the
information within the source to answer the questions below.

Story Title: US Navy will use Xbox controllers to steer submarine periscopes.

E → Evidence What This source has information on the types of submarines that will
information does this implement the use of Xbox controllers to steer the periscopes. It
source present? also compared the current function of steering periscopes to the
future use of xbox controllers.
Does it seem to be
presenting facts (things
that can be proved) or
opinions (ideas or
beliefs)?

S → Source This source was written by Mariella Moon, she made a source
Who created this based on Gadgetry, so it seems like she has interest or
source? experience in technology.

Who
published/distributed it?

Does the source seem

reliable? Explain.

C → Context The reason why the military will start to use controllers to steer
What can you tell about their equipment is that maybe they didn’t have enough resources
what else was and sailors to effectively steer submarine periscopes, so they
had to find another way for sailors to steer the periscope more
happening at the time
effectively.
this source was
created?

What questions do you

have about the “big
picture” surrounding the
information in this
source?

A → Audience The intended audience is for people with interest in the military
Who was the intended or technology, and this will be only understandable for people
audience for this who like gaming because there are terminologies that people
source? won’t know if they don’t game regularly.

How did the intended

audience affect the
format and/or content of
this source?

*Adapted from a worksheet created by NewseumEd

 P → Purpose Why I think the source was created to inform people that there is a
was this source cheaper and an efficient way to steer a submarine periscope. It
created? also shows how the potential of what technology can be able to
do.
How did the purpose
affect the format and/or
content of this source?

E → Execution This information was presented informally. The word choice was
What do you think is conversation-like and I think It was to “show-off” and emphasize
notable about how this that we can now use gaming controllers to literally steer a vital
submarine equipment
information is
presented?

Consider the word and

image choices and how
the information is laid
out.

How do these
execution choices
affect the impact of this
source?

Final Verdict….

NOT FAKE

*Adapted from a worksheet created by NewseumEd