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In today digital world, the internet is a valuable source of information for millions of people. They can get any information related to any topic. However, they must be careful while using this information as anyone can publish anything on the internet. Thus, information must be checked for its credibility as it is a public electronic network of information. This paper will discuss different strategies that can be used to check the accuracy of information while searching online.
To ensure that the information available online is accurate and complete. One should identify the source and author. The author must be well known and has respected authority. His credentials, such as his occupation, years of experience as well as his education, must be checked. For this, his home pages, as well as his linkage to any organization, can be checked. To get reliable information, anonymous authors must be avoided.
Moreover, one should also evaluate the website itself. For this comment boxes as well as reviews can be checked and their ratings can be verified. One can also use the ending of a web address to check the reliability of the information. Any website ending in .gov and .edu is credible due to affiliations with government and other institutions. There is no need to verify information taken from these websites.
In addition, going to primary sources is another way of establishing the credibility of the sources. For example, if people want to check the information related to any product. They can check the website and read reviews. Similarly, one can also check the links as reputable websites are also linked with each other. For this link-specific, Google search can be conducted. First, enter the text in Google and get information about other websites that are linked to that information. Then those websites can be checked for their credibility.
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