.what?• .gov: put out by our government, likely reliable

• .edu: put out by an educational institution, likely

reliable

• .org: put out by an organization, could be reliable,

but could be biased

• .com: put out by a company, information should be

confirmed elsewhere

Do you recognize the organization?• Could the information be biased?

• Would they want to convince you to take one side

or the other?

Check the About page

Look for persuasive language

Is the information paid for?

Try to find a date- is the information

recent?

Is the information something that needs to

be up to date, or is it already well

established? • Population of Wisconsin vs. birth date of

Christopher Columbus

How does the website look?• If it looks like it was put together by a four-year-

old, the information probably isn’t carefully

checked

• Just because the site looks good, doesn’t mean

the information is

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Are there any “facts” that simply don’t

make sense?

Is anything too good to be true?

Can you confirm elsewhere?• Preferably, from a source that is more reliable

If you aren’t sure, try to find the same fact

on a more trustworthy website