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 THE FALSE AND OFFENSIVE INFORMATION

 The internet has become a major source of information for many eo!e"

Ho#e$er% on!ine information has usua!!y not &one throu&h the same chec's

as ne#saer artic!es or boo's" There is a hi&her ris' that some of the facts

or (uotations from a articu!ar source in an artic!e are fa!se" If eo!e base

their oinions on information they )n* on!ine% they cou!* be basin& it onuntrue facts"

Many stu*ents no# &ro#in& u #ith the internet are so use* to bein& ab!e

to access ans#ers at the c!ic' of a mouse that they for&et not a!!

information on the internet is com!ete!y accurate" It is ama+in& ho# many

stu*ents be!ie$e that ,i'ie*ia is the i*ea! &o-to resource for any aca*emic

(uestion% #hen in fact the famous on!ine encyc!oae*ia is comi!e* by

anonymous members of the ub!ic an* is in no #ay &uarantee* to inc!u*e

on!y accurate information submitte* by aca*emic e.erts of any 'in*/

 The abi!ity for anyone to be ab!e to ub!ish anythin& on!ine #ithout barriers

resu!te* in a !ar&e amount of information #ich cou!* be incorrect an* a!so

be crimina!% o0ensi$e or *iscriminatory" This sort of information #ou!* not

usua!!y be #i*e!y ub!ishe* $ia o1ine channe!s% but #ith the a*$ent of the

Interne can be accesse* by anyone" A !ot of roa&an*a from e.tremist

&rous such as re!i&ious +ea!ots or Neo-Na+is  it is accessib!e !i'e ne$er

before" Enab!e* by 23st-century techno!o&y% e.tremists ha$e otimi+e* the

use of Internet chat rooms% ,eb sites an* e-mai! chains to srea* their

$io!ent messa&es" Various reorts ha$e !in'e* a shar rise in ae*ohi!ia%

inaroiate content such as orno&rahy is a$ai!ab!e to anyone% inc!u*in&

chi!*ren" the Internet it is an easy an* often anonymous #ay to share such

materia! #ith the #or!*" The abi!ity for anyone to ub!ish anythin& on!ine

cou!* c!ear!y *o consi*erab!e harm to society"