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2.5.1 Why information you find on the internet might not be true
As a researcher, you are responsible for evaluating all your sources, including the information found on the Internet. We have many complaints from researchers, They get a lot of information from websites that aren’t true.Here are a few problems on why the information you find might not be true:
- There is no quality assurance or no clear guarantee on data available online ( Ex. Anyone can post anything on the websites )
- The most information found has not been checked for accuracy
- Not all websites are good quality, purpose, and biased ( Ex. Some websites have sponsors who pay for specific to write content to promote their products or ideas
- Some information seek to scandalize and breed controversy rather than provide reliable information
- Some information is old sources and found to be out of date ( Ex. They said an accident happened in 2022 and posted some information in 2022 on websites, but the situation has happened since August 2000 ).