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crooksandliars.com

https://crooksandliars.com· First analyzed 20 Feb 2026· Updated 20 Feb 2026

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crooksandliars.com

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Hosting Provider

IBM Cloud

ibm.com/cloud

IP Address

150.238.37.130

Server Location

🇺🇸 Armonk, United States

ASN

AS36351

Organization

IBM Cloud

Server

Nginx

Nameservers

ns1.softlayer.com.ns2.softlayer.com.

Performance

Page Speed

521 KB

112 requests

Image Optimization

Lazy LoadResponsive

0–49

50–89

90–100

Architecture Stack

Monolithic

⚙️ SSR

WordPress

cms

Progressive Web App

Web ManifestApple Touch IconTheme Color

Technology Stack

10 Technologies Detected

Analytics

Google Analytics

Google Analytics 4

Facebook Pixel FullStory

Libraries

CSS Frameworks

Tag Managers

Email Marketing

Comments

Web Servers

SEO Analysis

C61/100

crooksandliars.comcrooksandliars.com

Progressive news and media coverage on Crooks and Liars

A progressive news blog focusing on political events and the news coverage of them

Title Length55 chars

Recommended: 50-60 chars

Description Length82 chars

Recommended: 120-160 chars

Issues (1)

• Missing H1 tag - every page should have one H1

5 issues found

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Crawlability

Sitemap

Type: index

37 URLs

robots.txt

95 rules

Sitemap reference found

Sponsored

Security Score

0%Critical

Critical / Transactional

HTTPS

No WAF

322d

Certificate Details

Type

Domain Validated (DV)

Certificate Authority

Sectigo Limited

Key Algorithm

RSA (2048 bit)

Signature

SHA-256 with RSA

TLS Version

TLSv1.2

HTTP Protocol

HTTP/2

Valid From

08.12.2025

Valid Until

08.01.2027

OCSP Stapling

Enabled

Subject Alternative Names (2)

*.crooksandliars.comcrooksandliars.com

SHA-256 Fingerprint

28:64:19:AF:9A:34:86:35:82:6A:B3:A4:D0:9F:AE:BF:0A:03:73:93...

Top Recommendations

Security recommendation preview

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HTTP Headers

Developer Console

access-control-allow-credentials

true

access-control-allow-headers

token, Content-Type

access-control-allow-methods

GET, POST, PUT, PATCH, DELETE, HEAD, OPTIONS

access-control-allow-origin

cache-control

🔴 No Cache(no-cache, must-revalidate, post-check=0, pre-check=0)

content-encoding

📦 Gzip(gzip)

Good Warning Issue

Email Infrastructure

Google Workspace

Score

SPF

DKIM

DMARC

DMARC Policy

None (Monitor Only)

MX Records (4)

aspmx.l.google.com

alt1.aspmx.l.google.com

ASPMX2.GOOGLEMAIL.com

alt2.aspmx.l.google.com

Domain Information

crooksandliars.com

Domain Age

21y 5m

Created

06.09.2004

Expires

06.09.2027

Last Updated

28.08.2025

Registrar

GoDaddy.com, LLC

DNSSEC

Not Enabled

Privacy & Compliance

Cookie Consent Banner

GDPR Indicators

Data Protection Officer mentioned

Typography & Readability

system-ui

78/100

Readability

/30

40/40

20px · LH 1.50

Hierarchy

/20

8/25

WCAG

/25

15/15

Contrast: undefined

Performance

/25

20/20

System fonts

Heading Font

system-ui

Sans

Body Font

system-ui

Sans20px

Contrast Ratio

Reading Comfort

Single Font Family

left aligned

30px

28px

20px

✅ Excellent readability: 20px body text is ideal for all devices.

✅ Optimal line spacing: 1.50 ratio ensures comfortable reading.

✅ Excellent performance: System fonts eliminate font loading delays (better LCP).

✅ Consistent design: Single font family with weight variations is a modern best practice.

⚠️ Cramped layout: 21 elements lack adequate spacing.

✅ Clean layout: Consistent left alignment throughout.

Business & Marketing Stack

7 Tools Detected

Enterprise

Marketing Automation

MailchimpSMB

Email marketing and automation platforms

Behavior Analytics

Google Tag ManagerFree

Google AnalyticsFree

PlausibleSMB

User behavior and product analytics

Advertising

Facebook PixelMid-Market

Ad platforms and retargeting pixels

Social Media

Facebook SDKFree

Twitter/X WidgetsFree

Social widgets and sharing tools

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Scripts & Styles

27 Resources

Scripts

Styles

Async

Defer

Top Script Sources

assets.bounceexchange.com(5)googletagmanager.com(3)cdn.onesignal.com(2)candl.disqus.com(2)google-analytics.com(1)

Website Identity

Facebook X (Twitter)Bluesky

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Last analyzed: 20 Feb 2026 at 04:18

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