How do you know if a website is reliable or not?

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To decide if a website is reliable, consider the questions below:

Woman Scientist EXPERTISE 
 Is the author identified?
  What are the author's qualifications and education?
Balanced scales
 		 VIEWPOINT 
  Is the page overwhelmed by advertisements?
  Is the information free of unreasonable bias?
  Is the information presented without motives or an agenda?
Bullseye on Dartboard  ACCURACY 
  Can you find a date when it was written or updated?
 Does the author include a references list or bibliography?
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 		 LENGTH 
 Is the article long enough?
 Is the article mostly text, or are there a lot of images?  

 

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  • Last Updated Mar 20, 2020
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