JustFacts.com vs FactCheck.org

 

C – Currency

Both Justfacts.com and Factcheck.org are up to date and modern websites. both hold a Copyright that is for 2018 and both have working interface with no broken links. Similarly both sites have had a long history, with factcheck starting in 2003 and justfacts beginnine in 1997 (20 years ago!)

R – Relevance

Both sites offer a wide range on modern day topics that populate the standard news cycle. if someone needed to form an opinion on many modern day topics such as gun-control or the new tax cuts, they certainly could get a wealth of information on either site.

A – Authority

The book warns about the dangers of separate url extensions. For example, FactCheck is a nonprofit organization (.org) that started through the Anennburg Public Policy institute, an educational branch of Pennsylvania university systems. Justfacts however, is a .com which normally signifies that it is a company or for profit. similarly to factcheck though, justfacts has a certificate of institutionalization from the government and an index as a non-profit company. Both of these sources seem to hold authority.

A – Accuracy

Both sites state that they offer a certificate of integrity and a mission to only report the unbiased truth. Both sources also have a very plainly visible contact page and JustFacts also encourages readers to write in to contribute their voice or point out discrepancy. Both sites seem to offer e level of transparency that helps assist their accuracy

P – Purpose

As mentioned, both websites say that they want to provide a free source of information. One thing to note however is that factcheck.org does offer up numerous ways to donate to “the cause”