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Research Libguide: Evaluating Sources

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CRAAP Test

What is CRAAP?

Currency (How current is the info?)
Relevancy (Is is what you need?)
Authority (Who wrote this?)
Accuracy (How correct, truthful, reliable is the information?)
Purpose (Why does this article exist?)

Evaluate

QUESTIONS TO ASK:

• Who made this?

• How was this made?

• Why was this made?

• When was this made?

• What is this missing?

• Where do I go from here?

Doublecheck your information with these sites:
Snopes
FactCheck.Org
Politifact

 

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