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INRW/HUMA 1301: Frye Spring '25: Evaluating Sources

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The CRAAP Test

What is CRAAP?

CRAAP is an acronym for a set of criteria to help you find the best sources for your school work.  Use it like a checklist for evaluating sources for academic purposes like papers, reports, and speeches.  The rubric below can help you choose sources for your paper or other school work. 
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Evaluating Information

For more about evaluating your sources and the CRAAP criteria, see the Evaluating Information tutorial.

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Interactive Media Bias Chart

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CRAAP Test

Lateral Reading

Perplexity

MLB Loses Stats in Fire

The Onion- MLB Loses Millions of Stats in Warehouse Fire

Would you trust this source?
Truth: 1 votes (3.85%)
Trickery: 23 votes (88.46%)
???: 2 votes (7.69%)
Total Votes: 26

 

This article is trickery! It's from The Onion, a well-known satire website that publishes humorous, fake news stories meant for entertainment rather than factual reporting. A quick Google search will immediately display Wikipedia's description of this satirical online newspaper.

The people who danced themselves to death

BBC- The people who 'danced themselves to death'

Would you trust this source?
Truth: 21 votes (77.78%)
Trickery: 5 votes (18.52%)
???: 1 votes (3.7%)
Total Votes: 27

 

This article is truth! BBC is a low bias, trust worthy source of world news. Check out the media bias review on a media bias checker. This article discusses a real historical event known as the "dancing plague" of 1518, where people in Strasbourg danced uncontrollably for days, and some reportedly died from exhaustion or other causes.

Shark on the Highway

shark on the highway- fact or fiction?

Would you trust this source?
Truth: 3 votes (11.11%)
Trickery: 21 votes (77.78%)
???: 3 votes (11.11%)
Total Votes: 27

 

This image is trickery! The photo of a shark swimming on a flooded highway after Hurricane Harvey is fake. It has been digitally altered and repeatedly debunked. Try a reverse image search to find articles about this fake image.
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