Web Site Evaluation.
RADCAB - Steps for Online Information Evaluation. Media/freestuff/checklist_big6_evaluation.pdf. Media/freestuff/Writing_Process_Organizer.pdf. Kids' Planet ESPECIES Animal Fact Sheets. Fake websites, Spoof websites, science spoofs, commercial fake sites. Introduction to fake websites Librarians and educators need to be able to illustrate to students and users alike that websites cannot always be trusted to provide truthful and accurate data.
This page provides examples of websites that are full of lies, inaccuracies or false information - either for amusement or for more worrying reasons. The list does not include phishing sites however; these are intended to fool a person into believing that they are visiting a legitimate bank site for example; there are already plenty of links to these online already.
Fake websites - scientific and commercial All of the following websites are, to the best of my knowledge fake sites, spoof sites or parodies of 'real' sites. This is by no means a complete collection, nor should it be regarded as definitive. I have tried when possible to indicate if the site is suitable for minors, or if it contains material which viewers may find offensive. This page contains examples of scientific and commercial sites.