2006-08-30 02:27:36 · 18 answers · asked by Why Does It Do That? 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Internet
No, anyone can post anything on the web.
If you're doing research for school or something use a book, not that people can't be wrong in books, but books tend to be written by people who know a lot about their subject and it's been revised/looked through by others.
2006-08-30 08:11:23 · answer #1 · answered by reyna 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
History has shown that no information should be absolutely trusted, there is always some hidden agenda somewhere and it depends on the point of view of the author. If you are good at filtering internet information it can be a very "accurate" source of information
2006-08-30 02:35:49 · answer #2 · answered by mmf 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
no depends on the source. In most cases no, but to confirm the accuracy of the article you should check if the person is a professor of a university, encyclopedia (not wikipedia as anyone can change info there), etc. I always check some info with encarta and other professional encyclopedias because using it. Wikipedia is great but it is good to make sure it is accurate.
2006-08-30 02:30:22 · answer #3 · answered by 8 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are looking at a reliable, dependable source, then yes. Wikipedia is a great place to find information.
2006-08-30 02:29:52 · answer #4 · answered by Yoi_55 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
LOL, no. Depends on the site, just like the magazine rack at the supermarket...some of them are accurate sources of info, some are not.
2006-08-30 02:32:42 · answer #5 · answered by Goodbye 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Absolutely not. There is no certification, moral code, grand reference screening, or anything else to regulate the internet. You have to make your own decisions about what to believe, based on the trustworthiness of the source. There's a lot of material on the internet that is patently incorrect. It doesn't take a lot of brains to publish something on the web.
2006-08-30 02:32:09 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Not always. It really depends on the site.
MSN and Yahoo are usually pretty reliable.
2006-08-30 02:32:49 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It depends on the source usually .... but it is useful
2006-08-30 02:35:02 · answer #8 · answered by Luay14 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
almost never, anybody can post stuff and claim it's true. even Wikipedia isn't reliable because it's user made.
a more reliable source is databases such as ebscohost
2006-08-30 02:46:29 · answer #9 · answered by Lear 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, always double-check all information and sources
2006-08-30 02:33:41 · answer #10 · answered by confused 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋