The Reliability Of Information Retrieved Online

October 24, 2010
By Elizabeth Gary

There's no denying that there is a multitude of useful information on the internet. Unfortunately, there is also a great deal of incorrect information as well.

It can be quite difficult to determine whether the information you find on the internet is good or bad. Lots of incoherent information is posted every day by people simply looking to jump ahead in the search engine rankings.

If you read an article or website and you find that you're only more confused by the time you finish, you're probably looking at some poor information. There are a couple of different kinds of false information online; learning about them can help you distinguish fact from fiction.

Deliberately False Information - While browsing Wikipedia, you may have been linked to a page that was locked by the administrators. They take this precaution when a celebrity is involved in a controversial news story, or sometimes when a celebrity passes away.

Wikipedia's administrators lock pages when there are too many edits coming in that present false information. This is especially common for the pages of celebrities with poor reputations, which often have derogatory information posted on them. Visit the page of a controversial celebrity and look at the edit history; you'll almost definitely see some of these edits.

Innocent False Information - If you believe whatever you read online, you'll be under the impression that there are millions of experts just dying to share their secrets with you. Opinions are very common on the internet, and although some people may not be trying to intentionally mislead you, they may not be correct in their statements.

Always question the claims of any self-proclaimed experts online. You can double-check the facts behind their statements to be sure that what they're saying is truthful. Most of these people are simply trying to make money, and even though they may not have any malicious intent, the end result still has you believing false information.

Despite all of this, don't be scared to find information online. There's still a huge amount of useful information that can be found on the internet; you just have to do a little extra research sometimes and try to stick to reputable sources. Stick with these sources and more likely than not, you won't be mislead.

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