10 Ways to Determine Credibility on the Internet
The following are five criteria that users should take into consideration when verifying credible information on the Internet:
Accuracy. This refers to the degree to which a website is free from errors, whether the information can be verified offline, and the reliability of the information on the site (Metzger, 2005).
The Authority of a website may be evaluated by noting who authored the site and whether contact information is provided for that person or organization, what the authorfs credentials, qualifications, and affiliations are, and whether the Web site is recommended by a trusted source (Metzger, 2005).
Objectivity - what the authorfs credentials, qualifications, and affiliations are, and whether the Web site is recommended by a trusted source (Metzger, 2005).
Currency refers to whether the information is up-to-date (Metzger, 2005).
Coverage refers to the comprehensiveness or depth of the information......
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