Do you trust everything you read? How do you know the psychological article you are reading is accurate, unbiased, and helpful? Perhaps using your intuition. However, there is a more systematic way of ...

Let’s talk about CRAAP! As noted in a previous post, Sarah Blakeslee coined the “CRAAP Test” in an article they wrote for Loex Quarterly (a Librarian trade publication) in 2004. This test is a widely ...

In an age when dubious “news” stories spread on social media like viruses, the importance of spotting bogus sources is more relevant than ever. But the American Library Association (ALA) has been ...

Use advice from DARPA or the CRAAP test to tell the difference between accurate information and suspicious posts. We may earn from vendors via affiliate links or sponsorships. This might affect ...

The growing stream of reporting on and data about fake news, misinformation, partisan content, and news literacy is hard to keep up with. This regular roundup offers the highlights of what you might ...

I have been a fan of the CRAP test, but a recent article by John Warner in Inside Higher Ed has me rethinking this. The article points out that knowledge and motivation are essential to getting at the ...