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Section 4:
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SECTION 4: EVALUATING WEB SITES

ACCURACY


ACCURACY has to do with the site's content. Look over the site, and decide if you can determine the following:

  • Is the site fact-checked or verified in some way?
  • Is the information accurate and factual?
  • Are the authors experts?

In deciding whether a site is accurate, what other questions would you ask yourself? What measures of accuracy are important to you? Write your ideas here:


   
 
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