The nature of the Internet allows anyone to publish anything they want to
say and have an audience for that publication. While this offers incredible opportunities for
people to demonstrate their creativity, it may mean that some of the information you find in
cyberspace is not as reliable as you'd like it to be. There is no way to be 100% sure that
what you are reading is the most accurate information available, but this is also true when
reading print publications. There are, however, some clues that you can use to determine
the reliability of the information you find on the Internet.
The following websites can help you learn to evaluate the quality of information you find online:

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