You are on a .gov site, but you can't find an author. Can you use this site?

Yes because most .gov sites can be trusted. The organizations owns the rights to all information on the site.

No because a site must have an author to be credible

No because .gov sites are not reliable

Yes because you are in a rush and don't have time to look elsewhere

What is bias in journalism?

An unbalanced and unfair way of looking at a situation and reporting it

Only writing bad things about a person, event, or issue

Only writing good things about a person, event, or issue

Making up your mind about a person before getting to know them

Why should you be careful about using Wikipedia as a credible source?

C. Entries can be written by any anonymous person.

A. References for the information are not listed on the website.

B. Users can leave comments about the information on the site.

D. Information can be used by anyone without proper citation.

Which source would offer the most credible information about updates to automotive safety laws?

A magazine article written in May 2018.

An interview conducted in October 1999.

A online chat room from July 2018

A book published in December 1990.

Which person has the best qualifications to write a credible article about the history of food production in the United States?

A professor of history who has published books about the food production industry

A former worker in the meat-packing industry who is angry about being fired.

A television reporter who visited the fast food museum in Chicago, Illinois.

A Senator whose proposed law would overhaul the food production industry.

You are researching the environmental practices of the Sony Corporation. Which of the following is most likely to provide credible information on this topic?

Environmental Protection Agency web site (www.epa.gov)

Economic Development Board (www.ebd.org)

Free the Planet! (www.freetheplanet.org)

Sony’s Web site (www.sony.com)

You hear of an outbreak of the bird flu (avian influenza) on the nightly news. How might you best determine the truth of this statement?

Search for an avian flu alert on the World Health Organization’s web site.

Ask your physician about the truth of the statement.

Call the TV news station and ask to speak with the reporter who relayed the information.

Check facebook for trending topics

Your grandpa shares a meme with you on social media. Knowing that people over the age of 65 are the most likely age group to share fake news, what is the best thing for you to do?

Look for the meme on a fact-checking website like Snopes.com, FactCheck.org, or PolitiFact.com.

Believe the meme. It came from you grandpa!

Share the meme with your friends.

You wake for school only to discover that half an inch of snow fell overnight. Using the Internet, what's the best way to find out if your school has been canceled or delayed?

A. Check Instagram to see what your friends are saying.

B. Check the school's website to see if the administrator has posted anything there.

C. Check the website of your local television station; it has a whole section on closings and cancellations

Evaluating Source Credibility

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following url endings is considered to be least credible?

.org

.edu

.com

.gov

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45 sec • 1 pt

Which one of the following types of sources needs to be the MOST current to be considered credible?

News article

Statistical Report on Car Accidents

A Factual Story about WWII

A Comparison Essay About Cats and Dogs

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is considered an expert on nutrition?

Doctor

Food Blogger

Food Critic

your mom

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Pick the option that is NOT important when determining credibility of a source

When it was written

the author's education/career

Where the author is from

The purpose of the source

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A source is probably credible, even if the author is trying to persuade you to buy something

True

False

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A website with no spelling mistakes, recent updates, and an author who isn't an expert on the subject is probably okay to use as a source

True

False

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Which of the following is the best indicator that a website is reliable?

The author of the site tells you the information is reliable

The author of the site provides contact information and his or her qualifications

The author links to his or her favorite websites

The author states in bold letters that the site was proofread by an expert

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Evaluating Source Credibility

Which of the following url endings is considered to be least credible?

Which one of the following types of sources needs to be the MOST current to be considered credible?

Which of the following is considered an expert on nutrition?

Pick the option that is NOT important when determining credibility of a source

A source is probably credible, even if the author is trying to persuade you to buy something

A website with no spelling mistakes, recent updates, and an author who isn't an expert on the subject is probably okay to use as a source

Which of the following is the best indicator that a website is reliable?

You are on a .gov site, but you can't find an author. Can you use this site?

Which is the most reliable?

What is bias in journalism?

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