Need to verify a fact? If the information is clearly meant to sway the reader, use these sites to check your facts!
| snopes.com |
| politifact.com |
| factcheck.org |
Evaluating Online Resources
Not all resources are created equal! Internet information is not curated like information stored and accessed via the library.
You must take time to evaluate internet resources. Use the following questions as a guide when evaluating a website:
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Who? Who is the author or sponsor of the content? (What are their credentials?) |
Where? Where did the information come from? (Did the author include citations and links to other websites?) |
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What? What is the purpose of the site? (Is the content opinion-based or fact-based?) |
Why? Why has this information been published? (Is there a clear agenda to sway you one way or the other?) |
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When? When was the site created and last updated? (Do all of the links still work?) |
How? How is this information useful to you? (Will this content fill an informational need?) |
| .com | .org | .gov | .edu |
| private individual or company | non-profit organization | government agency | educational institution |
| take time to fully evaluate a .com website | be cautious; they often have an agenda | usually credible | usually credible |
