Bad and good information available online
There is a lot of useful and factual information available online. Unfortunately, it’s also very easy to find incorrect or misleading information when searching online.
It can be quite difficult to determine if the information you find on the Internet is good or bad. A lot of inconsistent information is posted every day by people simply looking to move up in search engine rankings.
Have you ever read an entire article or website, only to find that you have more questions than when you started? You’ve probably come across poor information in the time you’ve been using the Internet. There are different types of incorrect information available online; Read on to find a description of these different types.
Intentionally misleading information: If you’ve been browsing Wikipedia for quite some time, you’ve probably come across a page that was blocked. This often happens when celebrities are involved in scandals or when they pass away. Some of the comments you may come across are totally inaccurate, while others may be controversial and subject to discussion on both sides of the issue.
Wikipedia administrators block pages when there are too many edits that present false information. This is especially common for celebrity pages with a bad reputation, which often have derogatory information posted on them. Visit the page of a controversial celebrity and look at the editing history; you will almost definitely see some of these edits. This is one of the negatives that come with user-contributed sites, and these things need to be carefully examined when open source frameworks allow such easy access by the general public.
Unintentional Misinformation – Wherever you search online, you will find someone claiming to be an expert and sharing their secrets. While they may not be intentionally trying to mislead you, they are often not 100% correct.
Always question the claims of any self-proclaimed online expert. You can double check the facts behind their statements to make sure what they say is true. Most of these people are simply trying to make money, and even if they have no malicious intent, the end result still makes you believe false information.
Despite all this, don’t be afraid to find information online. There is still a lot of useful information to be found on the Internet; you just have to do a little more research sometimes and try to stick to reliable sources. Stick with these sources and chances are you won’t be fooled.