Validity of Sources

A web address that ends in a .com is always trying to sell you something.

• True
• False

If there are ads on a website, you can be sure it is not credible.

• True
• False

A good sign of a credible online source is that there's an author's name and credentials.

• True
• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Websites that have some spelling or grammar errors are still generally credible.

• True
• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

If information from a website can be verified in several other credible sources, it's probably valid.

• True
• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

The web domains .gov and .edu cannot normally be considered credible.

• True
• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

If a website seems made to persuade an audience to a certain way of thinking, you can assume it's credible.

• True
• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.W.8.8

Broken links or old information are signs of a website that is NOT credible.

• True
• False

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6