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You have to learn to evaluate any information you find on the Internet and determe the credibility of the information. Ask: What? Who? When? Why? Where?
The following criteria might help you to decide if the information can be trusted:
- Accuracy: The reliability of the information; can it be verified by other sources.
- Authority: The source of the information - who published the information; is he/she it reputable.
- Currency: The timeliness of the information - how recent is the information; is the information updated?
- Purpose: The possible bias present in the information - why was it published.
- Relevance: The depth and importance of the information.
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