Hoax? Scholarly Research? Personal Opinion? You Decide!

Group 3: Currency and Coverage

Pick any two sites from the list below. What evidence can you find to determine how up to date these pages are and whether or not they cover their topics as completely as they claim?

Sports Rumble (http://www.sportsrumble.com/)
CNN (http://www.cnn.com)
Mr. Cranky Rates the Movies (http://www.mrcranky.com)
Auto-by-Tel (http://www.autobytel.com/)

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