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1.12 - Evaluating the Reliability of Online Sources

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  • ✓Evaluate the reliability of information obtained from online sources.
  • ✓Assess authenticity, currency, relevance and bias of online information.
  • ✓Identify red flags of unreliable websites.
  • ✓Apply criteria to a real Caribbean information-seeking scenario.
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You search 'COVID cure' on Google. The first result claims 'drink hot lime juice. Ministry of Health Jamaica approved'. Should you believe it? Bad information has cost lives across the Caribbean during health crises. Knowing how to EVALUATE a source is the most important digital skill of our time.
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A-CRAB. Authenticity, Currency, Relevance, Accuracy, Bias
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Predict: which statement do you think best describes authenticity?

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You search 'COVID cure' on Google. The first result claims 'drink hot lime juice. Ministry of Health Jamaica approved'. Should you believe it? Bad information has cost lives across the Caribbean during health crises. Knowing how to EVALUATE a source is the most important digital skill of our time.
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