Political Science

When you search the Web, you’re going to find a lot of information . . . but is it accurate and reliable? You will have to determine this for yourself, and the CRAAP Test can help. The CRAAP Test is a list of questions you can ask yourself in order to determine if the information on a web site is reliable

 CRAAP is an acronym for:

Currency - Is the material current? Does it contain outdated or disproven information? Is the site maintained regularly?

Relevance - Is the material relevant to your question?

Author - Who wrote the content? What are the author's qualifications? Is there a way to contact the author?

Accuracy - How accurate is the information? What evidence does the author use? Does the author cite sources?

Purpose - What is the purpose of the content? Is the content objective or biased?

Fake news = fake, false, or regularly misleading websites ​

• Intended to be shared on Facebook and social media. ​

• Distorted headlines to spark outrage and get people to click on it​

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Why is there fake news?​

• To create confusion – during political campaigns, for example​

• Because of extreme bias – extreme right or left points of view​

• To make MONEY with likes, shares, and advertisement views

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