Internet Evaluation
Websites for Internet Evaluation
There are many webpages on the Internet which seem to provide quality information, but need to be evaluated carefully. Check out these five examples of contrasting websites providing information about the same topic and visit the Hoax Websites collected below:
The White House:
The White House
http://www.whitehouse.net
The White House
http://www.whitehouse.gov
Martin Luther King:
Martin Luther King, Jr: A True Historical Examination
http://martinlutherking.org
The Martin Luther King Center
http://www.thekingcenter.org
The World Bank:
World Bank Group
http://www.worldbank.org
Whirled Bank Group
http://www.whirledbank.org
Aspartame:
World Environmental Conference
http://www.dorway.com/wec-ms95.html
Kiss My Aspartame
http://www.snopes.com/medical/toxins/aspartame.asp
Second Hand Smoke:
Second-Hand Smoke: The Big Lie
http://www.smokingsection.com/issues1.html#smoke
The C. Everett Koop Papers: Tobacco, Second-Hand Smoke, and the Campaign for a Smoke-Free America
http://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/QQ/Views/Exhibit/narrative/tobacco.html
Hoax Websites:
The following list of websites are examples of some of the less than credible sites that exist out on the World Wide Web:
AIDS: True but little known facts
(http://147.129.226.1/library/research/AIDSFACTS.htm)
All About Explorers: Everything You've Ever Wanted to Know About Every Explorer Who Ever Lived...And More!
(http://www.allaboutexplorers.com/)
Aluminum Foil Deflector Beanie: An Effective Solution to Combating Mind Control
(http://zapatopi.net/afdb/)
California's Velcro Challenge
(http://home.inreach.com/kumbach/velcro.html)
DiHydrogen Monoxide
(http://www.dhmo.org/)
The Dog Island
(http://www.thedogisland.com/)
Feline Reactions to Bearded Men
(http://www.improb.com/airchives/classical/cat/cat.html)
The Federal Vampire and Zombie Agency
(http://www.fvza.org/)
Fun phone.com
(http://funphone.com/old/)
Havidol - When More is Not Enough
(http://www.havidol.com)
Internet Addiction
(http://www.ambrosiatreatmentcenter.com/addicted-to-the-internet.php)
Lake Michigan Whale Watching
(available through the Internet Archive: http://web.archive.org/web/20060110190746/http://www.geocities.com/lakemichiganwhales/ )
MoonBeam Enterprises
(http://www.dreamweaverstudios.com/moonbeam/moon.htm)
Lip Balm Anonymous
(http://kevdo.com/lipbalm)
Male Pregnancy
(http://www.malepregnancy.com/)
Mankato, Minnesota
(http://city-mankato.us/)
Nanodocs
(http://www.rythospital.com/nanodocs/)
The Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus
(http://zapatopi.net/treeoctopus/)
Peep Research
(http://www.peepresearch.org/)
Pets or Food
http://petsorfood.com//)
Ryt Hospital
(http://www.rythospital.com/2008/)
Time Travel Fund
(http://www.timetravelfund.com/)
Try your skills - Evaluate these sites:
Lesson on Whale Watching
(http://www.classroomhelp.com/lessons/web/WHALES/)
McWhortle Enterprise
(http://www.mcwhortle.com/)
Matheson Library (KY) Exercise
(http://library.westkentucky.kctcs.edu/Eng102websites.shtml/)
UCLA Library "You Decide" Exercise
(http://www2.library.ucla.edu/libraries/college/11605_12006.cfm/)
Summary of Spoof Sites compiled by Phil Bradley
(http://www.philb.com/fakesites.htm)
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Last update: June 21, 2010