THE CRAAP TEST
JUSTFACTS.COM
C- This website has been up since 1997. It appears that the
website information is updated every couple of months. It appears that information
on this website is updated and new information on the topics it covers becomes
available. The links on this site seem to be functioning properly.
R- If you are researching information on current public
policies, this website could be of great use to get you started in the right
direction. The information is clear and is presented in a way that can be
easily read and understood. When googling some of the topics, there were some
that appeared in the search string.
A- This site says that it is a “non-profit research and education
institute,” which is funded directly by donations from the users. There is a
link at the bottom of the page for people to find out how to donate. There is
also a list of the each producer on the site. The list provides the names as
well of the educational background of each author.
A- The site has a quite simple layout that is easy to
navigate through. The language used is very simple and easy to understand and
follow. The facts that are listed are all backed up by a link to reference the
data.
P- The mission for this site is stated under the “About Us”
tab. They say they are trying to “research and publish verifiable facts about
the leading public policy issues of our time. Their vision is to equip people
in the world with facts to empower them to make thought out decisions. They claim
to be a neutral party just passing facts, but some of the creators of this site
are said to be conservatives and libertarians.
FACTCHECK.ORG
C- This website has been up and running since 2003. From the
looks of it, the information is updated daily whenever more information is
available. Some of the information on this was added as recent as today.
R- This website contains many tags. It contains information
that would be useful for me if I was doing research on current political events
happening throughout the country with politicians and members on the congress. The
information given is clear and easy to understand.
A- This website was produced by the Annenberg Public Policy
Center of the University of Penn. The articles on this site have each other listed
as well as anyone that may have collaborated with them on the article. They
have a list of their donors public and private and they even say how much each
donor gives. They are very open with their donors and sponsorships.
A- The website looks very well put together and thought out.
They creator played close attention to detail and was very organized with the
template. Each articles provide references and other fact checking that is
good.
P- The mission statement for this site is “We are a
nonpartisan, nonprofit “consumer advocate" for voters that aims to reduce
the level of deception and confusion in U.S. politics. We monitor the factual
accuracy of what is said by major U.S. political players in the form of TV ads,
debates, speeches, interviews and news releases. Our goal is to apply the best
practices of both journalism and scholarship, and to increase public knowledge
and understanding.” They are unbiased with the articles and only serve to
provide facts about the policies.
