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(Interest group or Academic Institution?)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Purpose &#8211; Why was the website created? (Persuasion or Education?)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Objectivity &#8211; Is the information biased? (Special Interests?)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Appropriateness &#8211; Is the content suitable for your project? (Scholarly?)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Currency &#8211; How recent was the website updated or the content provided?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hoaxes &#8211; Is this website and the information it includes real or a hoax?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordions advgb-accordions-72102b41-7fa8-4d9c-9874-b2d51d7cff1b advgb-accordion-wrapper\" data-collapsed=\"true\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordion-item advgb-accordion-item\" style=\"margin-bottom:15px\"><div class=\"advgb-accordion-header\" style=\"background-color:#000;color:#eee;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-radius:2px\"><span class=\"advgb-accordion-header-icon accordion-state\"><svg class=\"advgb-icon-closed\" fill=\"#fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0,0h24v24H0V0z\"><\/path><path d=\"M12,2C6.48,2,2,6.48,2,12s4.48,10,10,10s10-4.48,10-10S17.52,2,12,2z M17,13h-4v4h-2v-4H7v-2h4V7h2v4h4V13z\"><\/path><\/svg><svg class=\"advgb-icon-opened\" fill=\"#fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0,0h24v24H0V0z\"><\/path><path d=\"M12,2C6.48,2,2,6.48,2,12s4.48,10,10,10s10-4.48,10-10S17.52,2,12,2z M17,13H7v-2h10V13z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><h4 class=\"advgb-accordion-header-title\" style=\"color:inherit\">Related Guides<\/h4><\/div><div class=\"advgb-accordion-body\" style=\"border-style:solid !important;border-width:1px !important;border-color:undefined !important;border-top:none !important;border-radius:2px !important\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.clarkson.edu\/library\/research-tools-collections\/guides\/evaluating-sources\/evaluating-websites\/evaluating-websites-lateral-reading-sift\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Evaluating Websites: Lateral Reading &amp; SIFT<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Information on the internet is mostly unfiltered, requiring extra caution in selecting reliable sources. 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