CRAP TEST

Currency Reliability
Reliability, whether the
How recent is this information? information is reliable or not by
Is this information relevant to looking at the author, site etc.
the time of posting Do you know this website?
When did the thing you’re Is it trusted and secure?
searching for happen? For example BBC is trustable.
If you’re researching Covid,
more recent info would be
useful

Why do we do
the CRAP test?
We do the crap test so we can
make sure we get correct and
precise information

Authority Purpose
Does the site have the authority or Purpose, why was the website
permission to release this created, why was the
information? information posted, are there
What are the authors quali cations? any advertisements, if so, what
Is the site a approved site? are they?
The government has the authority to Are there ads trying to convince
release information regarding law you to buy their product?
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