Determining Reliability and Accuracy

of Information

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citations
Reliable authors have - The domains .edu and .gov are

the discipline of citing Check reserved for

academic institutions and the
sources of their the
government,
information. domain respectively.
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or
presented with caution and are
owner usually well-
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of the
- Site owners may have an agenda
site or that
affects how information is
page.
presented.