How to evaluate a source based on the CRAP test (currency, reliability, authority and purpose)

Bobbie Newman, Libraries and transliteracy, January 2010

An explanation of the traditional “CRAP” detection test developed by Howard Reingold.

Currency, Reliability, Authority and Purpose (CRAP) are the elements to examine when determining the value of allegedly factual content. This article explains how to dig into each of those elements.

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