AUTHOR:
The author and website should provide information about their knowledge and qualifications.
- Who wrote the article and who created the website?
- What are their qualifications (education, experience, etc.)?
- Do you trust them to know what they are talking about?
- Is there a way to contact them?
RELIABLE:
The information should be accurate with documentation and evidence to show that it is true.
- What information does the website provide?
- Is the information primarily facts or opinion? How do you know?
- Are there citations and references to support the information provided?
- Are there statistics to support the information provided?
- If there are links, do they work?
PURPOSE:
Decide the purpose of the website by looking closely at the information.
- What is the purpose of the article and website?
- How can you tell if the information is either objective or biased?
- Is the creator/author trying to sell you something?
- What is the domain (.edu, .org, .com, etc.) and how might that influence the purpose of the website?
