Text Reliability and Trustworthiness

If we describe a text as reliable, we mean that text is...

• TikTok Verified

• Sometimes accurate

• Generally trustworthy

• Facebook curated

Reliable sources are always the first Google result.

• True
• False

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Reliable sources are usually found on all of the following domains EXCEPT:

• .com

• .gov

• .edu

• .org

When determining if a site is reliable, it is important to consider all of the following EXCEPT:

• the number of people using or reviewing the site

• the accuracy and currency of the information

• the expertise and agenda of the author

Which of these websites would be the MOST reliable?

• YouTube

• TikTok

• Discord Server

• Encyclopedia

Listed citations let me know that the site is most likely _________.

• A blog

• Scholarly and Peer Reviewed

• Untrustworthy

One warning that an article from a site may NOT be reliable is...

• The article has citations and references

• The publisher is a well-known newspaper

• It is not clear who the author is

• The information is current and verifiable

What is Wikipedia good for?

• plagiarizing answers

• learning background or simple explanations of concepts, then going to check with other sources

• looking at pictures

If an author has an agenda or is biased, they might...

• give you all the facts

• withhold important information

All of the following are unreliable authors EXCEPT:

• YouTuber

• TikTok Personality

• Expert

• Your best friend's dad