By Ryan Woodall and Ellyn Polley

ATTENTION!

Here is some food…

The Internet

A wealth of information Information can be posted by anybody

False nameAnonymously

How do you sort the good from the bad?

Internet Hoax

Oliver North had warned the US about bin Laden

E-mail was anonymous Dig a little deeper

Uncovering the truth

Gore was not present at the conference The actual transcript from the

conference never has North claiming these things

Many credible sites dedicate a page to proving the hoax false

How can I find the good sites? The source: Who stands behind the

information?AnonymousUntraceable Authority

Government Sites

“Dot-gov” Don’t trust everything you read Political bias

Academic Institutions

“Dot-edu” Colleges and Universities Students given websites

News Organizations

New York Times BBC Local Newspapers- Hurricane Katrina Nexis and Factiva

Wikipedia

Anyone can edit Use only as a starting place Many instances of mistakes Verify your information

Blogs

Usually biased Pastime Diary Blogs in Iraq Verify

Due Diligence

Check out the management and financesSellingReputationVerificationBehind the informationMoneyPeople

Other questions to ask

Is it current? Are there many errors? Does the author have an educational

background? Does the websites correct errors

efficiently? Is the information plagiarized?

Finding the Good Stuff

It takes time and effort to find good information on the Internet

Learn to avoid un-credible sites

How does this relate to me? Pyramids

OuterworldsNOVA

OxicleanProduct WebsiteReview

Voting

1984

Ministry of Truth Who stands behind the information? Where does the information come from?

The End