Although, there's a lot of valid and valuable content out there on the read/write web, you can't always be sure what you're reading and/or seeing is credible. Some ways to search and screen a website to find out whether it's credible or not are as follows:
-check the extension--while this is a start, it should not be the end all, be all. Sites listed as .org, .edu, and .gov tend to be more valid than sites that can be purchased by anyone such as .com and .html-which is always very questionable. However, a lot of websites that end in .org or .edu can actually be nonfactual and very unreliable, so this is simply a beginning place.
-check the author--one can find out a lot simply by checking to see who the site creator is and what their background is. The more information you can find about the site author, the better. Someone who has credentials is obviously has more credibility than a random internet stranger without any professional knowledge.
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