The document discusses how to determine the credibility of online sources. It notes that .edu, .org, and .gov domains are most credible and that information should be evaluated based on the authority, objectivity, quality, coverage, and currency of the content. Credible sites consist of legitimate authors without biases who use facts, statistics, and up-to-date information from reliable sources. Determining online credibility can be difficult as anyone can post information and Wikipedia contains inaccuracies in about 1 in 8 articles.

1. Online Credibility

2. How to Determine if an Internet
Source is Credible:
• Domain Suffix
• .edu, .org & .gov most credible web sites
• Evaluating the Information
• Authority, objectivity, quality, coverage & currency
• Wikipedia
• Never a credible source

3. • Using the domain suffix is the most
efficient way to research information
online.
• Tells what type of web site it is
• Most Credible Sites:
».edu: educational institution
».org: non-profit organizations
».gov: federal government

4. Evaluating Information
• When searching the Internet for
information, ask yourself:
• Who the author & publisher are & what
their credentials are
• If the author has any biases
• If facts are being stated rather than
assumptions or opinions
• How recent the article was published

5. Issues With Using the Internet
• False information online
• Anybody can post information on the web
• Difficult to determine author’s credibility
• Common use of Wikipedia
• 11 million visits per day
• About 1 in every 8 articles has inaccurate
information

6. • Credible sites:
• consist of legitimate authors
• do not have any biases
• use proper grammar
• use facts & statistics
• use other sources to back their data
• was currently published

7. Future Possibilities
• Wikipedia creating ways to only allow
people who are eligible, certified
professionals, or credible to edit their
articles.
• Stricter laws & regulations for posting false
information on the Internet
• Developing easier ways for Internet users
to know if the website is credible or not