Web Site Evaluation

Categorizes problematic sites and gives many examples of each type. Ends with a section which points to sites which give people accurate information as well as warnings about hoaxes and half-true stories.

An essay that considers peer review, author's credentials, writing style, and plausibility of information.

Checklist with "So What?" buttons to clarify why you'd want to have an answer to the various questions.

Natural blondes are an endangered species and will die out by 2202, a study suggests. [Contains fictitious information]

Bio-ceramic cosmetic jewelry skeletal implants. [Contains fictitious information.]

Spoof pharmaceutical site for the treatment of "Dysphoric Social Attention Consumption Deficit Anxiety Disorder".

Brief information about coconut production in the state of Minnesota. [Contains fictitious information]

Purports to be a history of the old castle of Scôz am Rhein, built by Oleg the Noseless. Part of an elaborate parody of heritage literature. [Contains fictitious information].