Website Credibility

When evaluating credibility, it’s important to consider the author’s point of view and potential bias.

• True

• False

If an article is published on a personal blog, what should you do to evaluate its credibility?

• Trust it completely

• Ignore it because blogs are NEVER reliable

• Check the author’s qualifications and sources

• Only trust it if it has over 1,000 comments

When we say that a website is a credible source we mean:

• the source is unbelievable and fantastic

• it is unreliable and false

• the source is appropriate for a business report

• it is believable and trustworthy

The authority of a source you means:

• source of the information: author/publisher/source

• it comes from someone who is a leader

• it is the reason the information exists

• it is up to date and timely

 What can you look for on a website to let you know how current the information is?

• title of the website

• date last updated

• author of the website

• works cited

Which source has the most credible url?

• .com

• .gov

• .net

• .biz

To determine how credible a source is, it is important to know who the author is

• True

• False

Which website URL ending, from the following, is the most reliable?

• .com

• .biz

• .net

• .edu

Which of the following URL endings would indicate the LOWEST level of research reliability?

• .edu

• .gov

• .com

• .org

National Geographic for Kids

• Credible source

• Not a credible source