Source Credibility Evaluation

What are some factors to consider when evaluating online sources?

• reputation, objectivity, comprehensiveness, timeliness, and neutrality

• authority, objectivity, comprehensibility, timeliness, and neutrality

• credibility, accuracy, relevance, currency, and bias

• popularity, objectivity, comprehensiveness, timeliness, and neutrality

Why is it important to evaluate news articles for credibility?

• To ensure accuracy, reliability, and unbiased information.

• To waste time and effort

• To promote misinformation

• To support biased opinions

What are some red flags to look out for when evaluating social media posts?

• Lack of credible sources, sensational or exaggerated claims, misleading or manipulated images or videos, grammatical errors or spelling mistakes, and a high number of likes or shares without meaningful engagement.

• Presence of credible sources, use of clear and concise language, use of relevant hashtags, high number of followers

• Low number of likes or shares, use of professional images, lack of personal opinions or experiences, excessive use of statistics

• Lack of engagement from other users, excessive use of emojis, too many hashtags, use of clickbait headlines

Why should personal blogs be evaluated carefully before using them as sources?

• Personal blogs may have a small sample size or lack statistical significance.

• Personal blogs may lack credibility, bias, or inaccurate information.

• Personal blogs may not have undergone fact-checking or peer review.

• Personal blogs may have limited expertise or knowledge on the subject matter.

What are some criteria to consider when evaluating the credibility of academic journals?

• Number of citations, number of articles published, length of articles

• Peer review process, reputation, impact factor, publication frequency, editorial board

• Number of advertisements, number of online views, number of social media followers

• Number of authors, number of references, number of figures and tables

True or False: Online sources are always reliable and credible.

• False

• Depends on the source

• Sometimes

• True

What is one way to verify the credibility of a news article?

• Cross-checking with multiple reliable sources

• Believing everything you read

• Reading the comments on the article

• Checking the author's social media accounts

Why is it important to consider the author's expertise when evaluating social media posts?

• To identify the author's social media following and popularity.

• To analyze the grammar and spelling mistakes in the post.

• To determine the credibility and reliability of the information being shared.

• To understand the author's personal opinions and biases.

What is one potential bias that personal blogs may have?

• Inaccurate information

• Lack of credibility

• Limited perspective

• Subjective or biased opinions

True or False: All academic journals are peer-reviewed and trustworthy.

• False

• All academic journals are peer-reviewed and trustworthy

• Some academic journals are peer-reviewed but not trustworthy

• True