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Reliable and Credible
Author
Step 1:Look for an "about us" tab. Usually on a website under this tab there will be information about the author. For example there will be ways to contact the author and sometimes background information about the author, like where they went to school or other things they have written.
Step 2: Next, look up at the link. There are certain types of endings that are more credible than others. .gov-government, .edu-usually a university, .org- organisation, .com commercial, .net- network.) These are the ones you usually see. ".gov" and ".edu" or the most reliable.
Step 3: The next step is looking through the information and looking for a tilde (~) IMPORTANT (~) the personal account, not the organization. This means that the information might not be credible.
Example Website: Nasa This is a good example because there is a "about" tab that gives us contact information, and information about the organization.
Bias
Step 1:Look for “.com” because that means it is a commercial site. Advertising can also be a red flag.
Step 2: Read the information and ask yourself if they are trying to persuade you. Look for certain words that would be persuasive.
Step 3: You can also look in the "about us" tab again to look at the background and see if where they have come from would have bias.
Example Website: Womens rights This is a good example because it is talking about history, so it isn't biased towards equality problems that are current.
Accurate
Step 1: Look for references from the author to know the information is accurate. Fact check with other sources to see if they are saying some of the same information as well.
Step 2: Look at the author to see if they are a reliable person to give out the certain information. This information can be found in the "about us" tab.
Step 3: Make sure it isn’t a school project, this information might not be correct since it's a student. If the author isn't given maybe don't use it because it could be a student.
Example Website: American Cancer Society This website is an accurate example because they are a trusted organization, they have an "about us" tab that gives us information.
Date
Step 1: Check when the website was made. If its history then it might not matter. For example, It doesn’t always matter when the website was created. If something from history is found on a website that was made in 1996 it would be good to use or even better than a website that was created in 2005.
Step 2: Check the date for data because you want to find the current information. When looking for data then when the website was made does matter because you want to get the most accurate information. To find when the website was made look at the bottom of the page or on the homepage.
Step 3: Check for an "update " link. This will give you the current data when the website was last updated. If the "update" link does not work that most likely means the website hasn't been updated in awhile.
Example website: hurricane Irma This is a good example of when the website was made because it is a current event that you would want current information on.
All of these, Nasa I chose Nasa as my example because it has an author, it belongs to a well-known organization, it does not have a bias, it is accurate information, and it has current information.