Credibility Accuracy Reasonable Support

CARS website evaluation

Credibility Created by Knowledgeable Source

Look at the URL
https://ocean.si.edu/ocean-life/marine-mammals/endangered-ocean-animals

What type of domain is it: □ .edu □ .com □ .gov □ .org

Check the Author

Is the author or organization listed? If so, list: yes

- Endangered species
- U.S Fish and Wildlife service
- National marine fisheries service

Is the author (or organization) an authority on the subject? Explain.

Accuracy Info is current, complete and correct.

Read through the site

Does the site seem to provide accurate information? Yes/No

What is the site’s copyright or last update? Does not say.

Is this recent enough or could the info be outdated? Explain. Are there spelling errors, grammar
errors, dead links or other problems that indicate lack of maintenance or poor quality? It’s very
good and the information is not bad.
 Reasonableness Source is truthful and unbiased.
Determine the motivation of the site.

Does the author, host, publisher or sponsor have a bias? If yes, explain.

The purpose of the page is:

□ inform □ facts □ data □ educate □ explain □ persuade □ sell □ entice

□ share/disclose

□ other

Support Site has sources documented, facts/statistics,

quotes
Indicators of quality

Are the sources listed? Yes/No Are they well documented? Yes/No

Are there links to other sites? Yes/No Do they work? Yes/No

Is there a way to contact the author or organization? (email or address)

Yes by email, and social media accounts.

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CARS website evaluation
Credibility Created by Knowledgeable Source
Look at the URL
https://zapatopi.net/treeoctopus/

What type of domain is it: □ .edu □ .com □ .gov □ .org

None of the above (.net)

Check the Author

Is the author or organization listed? If so, list:

Is the author (or organization) an authority on the subject? Explain.

Accuracy Info is current, complete and correct.

Read through the site

Does the site seem to provide accurate information? Yes/No

What is the site’s copyright or last update? Last updated 6-9-2020

Is this recent enough or could the info be outdated? Explain. I think it should need more
information about the topic.

Are there spelling errors, grammar errors, dead links or other problems that indicate lack of
maintenance or poor quality? There are no errors.

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 Reasonableness Source is truthful and unbiased.
Determine the motivation of the site.

Does the author, host, publisher or sponsor have a bias? If yes, explain. No

The purpose of the page is:

□ inform □ facts □ data □ educate □ explain □ persuade □ sell □ entice

□ share/disclose

□ other

Support Site has sources documented, facts/statistics,

quotes
Indicators of quality

Are the sources listed? Yes/No Are they well documented? Yes/No

Are there links to other sites? Yes/No Do they work? Yes/No

Is there a way to contact the author or organization? (email or address)

It does not have anything for us to contact with it.

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Credibility Created by Knowledgeable Source

Look at the URL

https://issues.org/contact-us/#addresses

What type of domain is it: □ .edu □ .com □ .gov □ .org

Check the Author

Is the author or organization listed? If so, list: yes

- Holes in the regulatory net

- Fishing down the food chain
- No help from laws of the sea
- The precautionary principle
- Costal concerns
- A new policy frame work
- Building reserves and sanctuaries

Is the author (or organization) an authority on the subject? Explain.

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Accuracy Info is current, complete and correct.

Read through the site

Does the site seem to provide accurate information? Yes/No

What is the site’s copyright or last update? copyright

Is this recent enough or could the info be outdated? Explain.

The website has enough information and

Are there spelling errors, grammar errors, dead links or other problems that indicate lack of maintenance or
poor quality? No problems

Reasonableness Source is truthful and unbiased.

Determine the motivation of the site.

Does the author, host, publisher or sponsor have a bias? If yes, explain. No

The purpose of the page is:

□ inform □ facts □ data □ educate □ explain □ persuade □ sell □ entice

□ share/disclose

□ other

Support Site has sources documented, facts/statistics, quotes

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Indicators of quality

Are the sources listed? Yes/No Are they well documented? Yes/No

Are there links to other sites? Yes/No Do they work? Yes/No

Is there a way to contact the author or organization? (email or address)

There is emails for people to contact them or to contact the author.

Website Evaluation Handout (#2)

Websites: Can You Spot the Fake?

Name of Site Real or Hoax Two Reasons Why: CARS criteria

Ocean real Because it relates to the CARS criteria

And all real info, no fake information

And not stolen something from other websites

zapatopi Real Relates to CARS criteria

Real information

No stolen information from other sites

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issues Real Relates to CARS criteria

Real informations

No stolen ideas from other websites

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