Evaluating the Quality of Websites

Below is a list of websites. Some of them are reputable sources, while others or hoaxes or outright fakes. Your job is to identify which are which. Remember, it is not enough to be correct; use your investigation tools (the site in your notes) and list the evidence that you have found and your conclusion.

Here is an example evaluation of the Jackalope conspiracy site Jackalope evaluation

 

Evaluate these sites:

Growing herbs in the home garden

Environmental tobacco smoke and tobacco related mortality in a prospective study of Californians, 1960-98

Women and Aids

CNN

Pregnant women can drink safely in moderation

A New Beginning for Life

MSNBC

http://www.thekingcenter.org/

martinlutherking.org

http://www.gatt.org/

http://www.wto.org

http://www.onion.com/

http://147.129.226.1/library/research/AIDSFACTS.htm