www.justfacts.com

• Currency- The information from this website was not published recently. The posts on the main screen regarding gun control, abortion, education, etc. were all from research conducted at least one year ago. This website does, however, have the option to navigate to “Just Facts Daily”. This will directly send you to a part of the website that offers more current posts about a variety of topics. The site has been in operation since 1997.
• Relevance- This website does go in depth on certain topics, and also gives readers a wide range of topics to choose from. The information it displays does pertain to the certain topic that you choose. This website allows people of all ages to understand the information presented.
• Authority- Before each topic, the “Introductory Notes” will tell you where the information they used came from and when the research was conducted. Just Facts states on their site that they are a non-profit research and educational institute. There is not a direct phone number to call and contact this organization, but you can email any questions or concerns you may have.
• Accuracy- The information on the website is accurate because they provide the links to where they received the information. As far as being bias, I didn’t seem to find any evidence to prove they are since they do provide sources from all the information they provide.
• Purpose- The site states that their mission is “to research and publish verifiable facts about the leading public policy issues of our time.”

www.factcheck.org

• Currency- The articles and posts on this site are from very recent times. The top headlines are all less than one month old. The site also seems to update quite frequently, as they do post just about everyday. This site was launched in December 2003.
• Relevance- The site is very relevant if you were trying to look up something about politics. They have just about everything going on in the political world on this site. I feel like to understand a lot of these posts, you would have to have some knowledge on politics to understand.
• Authority-  Before each article, it does tell you who wrote the article. Both the author and publisher are listed on the site. They also provide you with how they receive their funding and go in depth on who their staff are. This makes the site very credible.
• Accuracy- The information given on this website is credible. They site any information they received from other news outlets that is used in the article. There really is not any obvious bias on the site considering they do cover just about all major and controversial issues.
• Purpose- Factcheck stated on their website that they are a “nonpartisan, nonprofit consumer advocate for voters that aim to reduce the level of deception and confusion in US politics”.