How can you be assured that the info you get on the internet is reliable?

Philippines
February 6, 2012 9:13pm CST
How can you be assured that the information you get on the internet are valid, reliable and accurate? Usually, I look at footnotes. And sometimes I use wikipedia as reference to my articles. However, I noticed that most info posted in it were only contributed by members. So, what other means can you use to determine the validity of information over the internet?
2 responses
Heixyin
@Heixyin (175)
• Malaysia
9 Feb 12
It depends. Usually .com sites are more reliable as to get a domain name, you have to pay. But then again, there might be scams. Go for more trusted sites such as Wikipedia or so. Howeverr, if you find the information unreliable, check other sites.
snowhybiscuis
@snowhybiscuis (1882)
• Philippines
9 Feb 12
Thanks Heixin. That's a good idea. Paid websites by corporations can be a good source of information. If they posted info that are not reliable, it may cause them loss or they may not achieve their goal online. Have a nice day!!!
adhyz82
@adhyz82 (36249)
• Indonesia
7 Feb 12
i think we can sort and filter , any information from internet.. don`t easily trust any information from internet sometimes we must use our brain for filtering any information and data
snowhybiscuis
@snowhybiscuis (1882)
• Philippines
9 Feb 12
I was thinking of finding tips so we can immediately process data that are online. You can easily get lost or think that everything online is valid and reliable. For example, articles released in yahoo voice can bee very reliable because they have a strict policy on articles posted on their site. Helium also is a nice reference and studies with footnotes and were submitted on institutions or universities. Can you add up to what I have mentioned above? The purpose of this is to provide education on how to actually we can filter information online.