Evaluation Template

Source Evaluation Form

Please fill out as much of this form as possible. Always provide hyperlinks to credible (high factual) media sources to support your evaluation. Link to anything that is not your own words. We will further evaluate this information, make changes accordingly and put it into report format on the website. Before attempting to review a source please understand our methodology and scoring: Methodology. Here are links to sample reviews: ABC12News (Simple) Fox News (Detailed).

Source being reviewed

Source Domain

Year Founded/Launched

Who founded it?

Brief description of the source in your words.

Does the source have and about page or mission?

If yes, what do they say about themselves?

Does the source disclose their authors?

If yes, do they provide bios or information on the author?

Who is the current Editor?

List any other important people associated with the source and what they do/did?

List any other important dates or controversies in their history.

Who owns the source?

A brief description of the owners.

Political affiliation of owners, with evidence provided to support the claim.

How is the source funded (ads, donations, sales, etc)

What type of news or information does this source publish?

Does the source use loaded emotional wording that favors one side over the other? Provide examples and hyperlink to them.

Are news stories properly sourced or not. Provide examples of sources they link to.

Review Op-Ed's. Who do they favor and give examples.

Do they endorse candidates? If so, please provide evidence to whom they favor.

What do other credible sources say about this source?

Have they failed any fact checks by IFCN fact checkers

Overall summary and final rating. For example: Overall, we rate Xyz123 strongly Left Biased based on story selection and editorial positions that almost always favor Liberal causes. We also rate them Mostly Factual in reporting due to reasonable sourcing and fact check record. However, due to the use of sensational headlines and loaded wording, as well as not strictly adhering to the consensus of science with GMO’s, we cannot rate them High for factual reporting.

From 0 - 10 rate biased wording and headlines. 0 = None 10= Extreme