If you need further proof of the reasons you need to be a critical consumer of information you find on the internet, check out the following websites. Do a quick scan at first. Which ones seem to offer reliable information?
After you have completed the quick scan, go back and use the 5 criteria to evaluate the websites more closely. What's your opinion now?
Please visit the T is for Thinking website from the Ithaca College Library for more help on using the 5 criteria for evaluating web resources.