Evaluating Websites

Just because something is on the Internet and looks real or true doesn’t mean it is. The Internet is full of websites that are misleading, even dangerous. Anyone can make a website but only smart people can make websites that are useful and accurate. You will learn how to look at websites like expert bankers look at money. Even though two dollar bills may look the same, one might be real and the other a counterfeit. Even the fanciest and most technically slick websites can be false.

In this module you will learn how to evaluate websites for factual content. You will also learn to recognize how websites use advertising and marketing convincingly to make the website look or seem more authoritative.