LibGuides: COM 510 Leadership Communication: Evaluating Information

Evaluating Web Sites

The following web sites discuss various criteria for evaluating information found on the web, such as Authority, Currency, Purpose and Audience, Accuracy, Objectivity, and more.

Critical Evaluation of Resources: UC Berkeley Library

Finding and Evaluating Web Resources: University of Alberta

Evaluating Information: Johns Hopkins University

Evaluating Web Pages Techniques to Apply and Questions to Ask: UC Berkeley Library

Evaluating Web Sites: Cornell University

Evaluating Internet Resources: Georgetown University Library

Critically Analyzing Information Sources: Cornell University Library

Thinking Critically About World Wide Web Resources
by Esther Grassian, recently retired from the UCLA College Library

Credible Web Sites (YouTube video)
A tutorial for beginners to learn evaluation criteria

Apply the CRAAP Test: Currency, Relevance, Authority, Accuracy, Purpose

CRAAP Test
A list of questions to help you evaluate information you find. Developed by librarians at California State University, Chico

Fact Checking Sites

Resources to help you evaluate the legitimacy of a claim.

FactCheck.org
A project of the Annenberg Public Policy Center that checks the accuracy of political news, statements and claims.
Snopes
The oldest and largest fact-checking site online, widely regarded by journalists, folklorists, and readers as an invaluable research companion.
PolitiFact
Owned by the Poynter Institute for Media Studies which is the parent company of the Tampa Bay Times. Checks and ranks political claims.
Media Bias/Fact Check
Dedicated to educating the public on media bias and deceptive news practices.
Truth Be Told
From Howard University’s Department of Media, Journalism and Film in the School of Communications
Fact Check: NPR