Currency: The site was most recently updated October 15, 2012. They have link on this website to another webpage www.justfactsdaily.com which is updated daily.
Relevance: The topics on this webpage consist of policy issues such as taxes, pollution, healthcare, global warming, national debt, social security, gun control, abortion, social spending, racial issues, and the US Constitution. They also have an area called exclusive news which includes ClimateGate Scientists Buried Study and Talking Down the Economy. These topics were interesting and there is a large variety to choose from, but the information was not relevant to anything I was interested in search.
Authority: The contact information for the site is Just Facts 641 Shunpike Rd #286 Chatham, NJ 07928. Each of the links seems to be updated by James D. Agresti, his name is in each of the citations for the links on the webpage.
Accuracy: This site is a little plain but I would not say that it does not look professional. It as though it has been put together by one person. For example, under the Taxes tab there are several bullet points they may assist with different types of taxes you may be looking for. Also, there are various statistics and information about tax and tax laws.
Purpose: This website was set up to give people facts like the web link states “just facts”. It doesn’t seem that the website creator is trying to push any opinions on its viewers. It’s pretty simple, if you’re looking for facts about a topic like Healthcare this site will give you facts and provide you with additional links to give your all the information you need.
www.factcheck.org
Currency: This website seems to be updated weekly. The last update I could find was February 1, 2013. This website has archives dating back to December 2003 which I believe to be their date of inception.
Relevance: This site is about politics or as they put it “The Annenberg public policy center of the University of Pennsylvania”.
Authority:
Mail: FactCheck.org Annenberg Public Policy Center 202 S. 36th St. Philadelphia, PA 19104-3806
E-Mail: Editor@FactCheck.org
Telephone: Annenberg Public Policy Center: (215) 898-9400 FactCheck.org News Desk: (215) 573-7070
To Report Technical Problems With This Site: Webmaster@FactCheck.org
Accuracy: This site looks very professional compared to justfacts.com
Purpose: “We are a nonpartisan, nonprofit “consumer advocate” for voters that aims to reduce the level of deception and confusion in U.S. politics. We monitor the factual accuracy of what is said by major U.S. political players in the form of TV ads, debates, speeches, interviews and news releases. Our goal is to apply the best practices of both journalism and scholarship, and to increase public knowledge and understanding.
FactCheck.org is a project of the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania. The APPC was established by publisher and philanthropist Walter Annenberg to create a community of scholars within the University of Pennsylvania that would address public policy issues at the local, state and federal levels”.
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