Subject-Specific Misinformation; While many degrees of misinformation exist on the Web, from deliberate to accidental, serious to comic, obvious to subtle, the consequences are perhaps nowhere as severe as in the areas of health and business.
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In Web of Deception, Anne P. Mintz (Director of Knowledge Management at Forbes Inc.) brings together 10 information industry gurus to illuminate the issues and help you recognize and deal with the flood of deception and misinformation in a range of critical subject areas.
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While most people recognize this kind of fraud when they see it, there are other types of misinformation on the web that aren't as easy to spot. The following are a few of the more common ways in which we can be fooled or misled.
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Hate sites that spread malicious misinformation. These kinds of sites can overtly promote extreme viewpoints or use a subtle, deceptive approach. ... Teach kids how the Internet works, and how Web sites can be established with no questions asked. Train them to use a wide variety of information resources, and to check...
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Hints and tips to spot misleading information on the web ... Health information on the web; One of the beauties of the web is that it can cost nothing to have an effective presence in cyberspace. A website can be crafted easily using utilities that come with your computers operating system, and there are plenty of ISP's...
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Source: SearchDay; “Fraud, Scams and Misinformation on the Web”; Mary Ellen Bates writes, “Although the web is rife with bogus pages and deceptive “information,” it’s surprising that even content from typically reliable, authoritative sources can’t always be trusted.”...
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Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer; “Students and teachers cope with Web misinformation”; From the article, “Students say they often simply “Google” homework assignments. They visit the search tool google.com, type in their research subject and pick out the first few Web sites that appear on the list.
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John Santelli, a physician at Columbia University and a former division chief at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, agreed there are problems of misinformation in the field of sexual health. But Santelli, one of the specialists who reviewed the site, pointed the finger ... Contrary to statements on the Web site,
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If you go online for information about diseases, drugs and conditions, you're apt to find "lawyers posing as medical experts" (PDF), their client recruitment efforts masquerading as advice ... « The voter fraud myth myth | Obama and Behavioral Economics » ... January 10, 2008...
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Web and Internet Hoaxes and Misinformation ... Evaluating Web Sites Criteria for the Classroom Lesley University has links to hoax and misinformation sites ... Better Read That Again Web Hoaxes and Misinformation Paul S. Piper, Librarian, Western Washington University...
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