What Makes a Source Credible?

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I will admit that often times I do not check the credibility of my sources as much as I should. This is not to say that I follow news blindly. Typically, a source seems credible if it is a .edu or .org site. I also try to stick to big name news sources when it comes to looking up world events. I once was talking to a friend about something that I read on Twitter which he told me was a fake account. This shows how easy it is to produce false news today and that good news can be lost in the overpowering noise of social media and false reporting sites. Deciding what news to believe is easier when it comes to print sources such as magazines, newspapers, and books. This is because a print source must be credible and funded with a great deal of money in order to be published. This often means there are many people researching and editing the information before it is published. We must be careful in today’s world where anyone with Internet access can say whatever they want.

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