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This 6 page paper describes ten ways a person can verify the credibility of information found on the Internet. It also uses these techniques to determine the credibility of articles that say global warming is real. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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listed below. Citation styles constantly change, and these examples may not contain the most recent updates. Verifying Internet Source Credibility
Inc. by K. Von Huben 9/2010 Please ABSTRACT The Internet is a powerful tool for research and for sharing information,
but its not always easy to determine how credible this information is. This paper describes ten ways of testing the validity of Internet sources, and then uses those techniques to
consider the credibility of articles on global warming. The ten methods are identifying the author and his/her affiliation; checking the authors credentials; determining why the information was posted; judging the
accuracy of the content; checking to see if the publication date is recent, which indicates the information is more likely to be correct; considering the coverage the site gives to
the subject; validating the information; checking the integrity of the information; checking the web site for bias; and comparing the information found on the Internet with information from traditional media
sources. Introduction The Internet is a great resource. It provides easy access to millions of documents and articles, newspapers, magazines and books. It also provides easy access to personal
rants, vitriolic attacks made without basis, wild rumor and crazy speculation. This paper considers ten ways in which a person can decide the credibility of Internet sources, and then considers
what several Internet sites have to say about the issue of global warming, and how to tell if theyre reliable. Discussion The lack of reliability of information on the Internet
has not gone unnoticed by the academic community. While there are often peer-reviewed articles available now, there is also a great deal of "[U]ndocumented hearsay" mixed in with "valid, academic
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