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C. Currency
- When was the website created?
- Is the information/website updated regularly?
- Is the information current enough for your topic?
R. Reliability
- Does the author cite outside resources or provide references?
- Balanced information-analysis, bias, opinion, facts
- Do links work to outside pages or within?
A. Authority
- Find the "About us" link and ask who wrote this content?
- Are they experts? Credentials?
- Advertising?
A. Accuracy
- Where does the author obtain this information?
- Is the information verifiable?
- Spelling errors? Typos?
P. Purpose
- Does the author have an agenda?
- Who does the author represent?
- Are they trying to sell you something?