Website Domains
The W's
Evaluation
Factual or Fake?
100
(True or False) If a website has a domain that is .com, it is definitely reliable.
False
100
(True or False) You should ask yourself, "Who is the author?", when evaluating a website.
True
100
If a website has spelling errors or other grammar mistakes, should you question its credibility?
Yes
100
What is the easiest way to determine a sources credibility?
Look at the authors biography and the date
200
What domains are most likely reliable?
.edu, .mil, .gov
200
Should there be a biography of the author?
Yes
200
How can you determine if the author of a website is reliable?
You can search the name and verify his credentials.
There is a biography or about the author section.
200
Based on the domain, do you think this website would be credible or not? Why? www.findingthefacts.com
It may not be credible because it is a .com site which could mean someone altered the information.
300
Should Wikapedia be used in your research? If so, when? If not, why?
Wikapedia can be used to get PERSONAL background information that will not be used a evidence or to find BACKGROUND sites to use in your case
300
(True or False) A reliable source is appropriate to the topic and time that we are writing about.
True
300
What piece of information is MOST important to record about information you find on the internet? A) the title B) the URL C) the author D) the subject
C) the author
300
Is this Website Credible? 
ETF News (EndingTheFed.com)
NOT CREDIBLE: ETF is one of the more notorious fake-news sites, and often republished content word for word from other right-wing sites.
*Be careful with major political debates about popular figures
400
Why are .com, .org, and .net domains not neccesarily trustworthy?
They can be bought by anyone, meaning anyone could edit them.
400
What three things should ALWAYS be sited when writing a card?
Authors last name, date, link to the website
400
Which of the following is the LEAST reliable source for nutritional information?
A) ABC News
B) The National Report
C) Harvard Medicine
D) Pew Research Center
B) The National Report
400
How many cards with information that says similar things from different websites should you have? Why?
2-3
1. so your argument has more than one leg to stand on
2. to ensure that your information is credible
3. to get the right wording for the info you want to include
500
Can you look at just the domain to determine if a website is credible or not?
No, you should look at more than the domain
500
Why should we look at who sponsored a website or article?
The sponsor could have paid the author to say whatever will benefit them.
500
How many years old should a website talking about relevant and changing information be?
No more than 4-5 years old
500
NOT CREDIBLE: The site is trying to look like ABC News with the logo “ABC” in a black circle. But the URL is wrong, the real ABC is abc.go.com, whereas this is abc.com.co (the .co is a country code for Colombia, whose domains are easy to register)
*Websites and popular news sources are easy to replicate