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    How To Check The Reliability of Web Sources

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    To determine if a web source is reliable, one should consider the authority, accuracy, coverage, and currency of the source. The author's credentials, citations used, potential biases, relevance to the topic, and date of publication should all be examined. Reliable sources are important because relying on unreliable information can lead to communicating untrustworthy or incorrect information to others.

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    To determine if a web source is reliable, one should consider the authority, accuracy, coverage, and currency of the source. The author's credentials, citations used, potential biases, relevance to the topic, and date of publication should all be examined. Reliable sources are important because relying on unreliable information can lead to communicating untrustworthy or incorrect information to others.

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    To determine if a web source is reliable, one should consider the authority, accuracy, coverage, and currency of the source. The author's credentials, citations used, potential biases, relevance to the topic, and date of publication should all be examined. Reliable sources are important because relying on unreliable information can lead to communicating untrustworthy or incorrect information to others.

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    How to Check the Reliability of Web Sources

    What makes a source reliable?

    The internet contains a vast collection of highly valuable information but it may also
    contain unreliable, biased information that mislead people. To determine whether a
    source is reliable or not you must look at certain criteria. That criteria are as follows:

    Authority: Who is the author? What are their credentials? Do they have
    knowledgeable experience in the field they are writing about? What is their
    reputation?

    Accuracy: Compare the author’s information to that which you already know is
    reliable. Are there proper citations? Is the information biased? If so, does it affect
    research conclusions

    Coverage: Is the information relevant to your topic and does it meet your needs?
    Consider what you need such as statistics, charts, and graphs.

    Currency: Is your topic constantly evolving? Topics in technology and medical


    innovation require sources that are up to date.

    The importance of reliable information

    The internet is scattered with biased, misleading, and altogether incorrect information
    and that is why it is important to follow the above criteria. The importance of using
    reliable sources truly boils down to effective communication. If your knowledge is
    based on unreliable information you will not be a trustworthy in any aspeect

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