Ad Fontes Media mission is to make news consumers smarter and news media better. This is a tall order, because there is a  big problem in our news media landscape: too much junk news. Junk news is like junk food, and just like junk food has caused massive health epidemics in our country, junk news is causing a massive polarization epidemic. Ad Fontes Media analyzes and ranks news content and displays those rankings in a way that is easy for people to understand. Take a look at their Interactive Media Chart. 

It can be tempting to use any source in your paper that seems to agree with your thesis or claim statement, but remember that not all information is good information, especially in an online environment. Using the CRAAP test is a way to check the reliability of sources across academic disciplines. CRAAP is an acronym for Currency, Relevance, Authority, Accuracy, and Purpose. Due to a vast number of sources existing online, it can be difficult to tell whether these sources are trustworthy to use as tools for research. Using the chart below is an easy way to do a quick visual scan regarding the reliability of your source.

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