Reading#5 Web Hoaxes, Counterfeit Sites, and Other Spurious Information on the Internet

This article provides examples of situations where the internet is full of hoaxes and fake sites. Some people create websites that are fictitious in nature but set up like real sites to fool the public. Some of these sites have political slants or give false information about the way to do tasks. The sites are completely legal because of the freedom of speech that exists In the United States. Some sites are made to look exactly like real sites and even have an .org web address but provide false information about a cretin topic. Some of this information is obviously false but some can look real on the surface but be false. This is a big problem for people who do research and do not check the information they find on the web. A site can appear to be official but actually not have good information and can give you the wrong prospective on a topic. This could cause someone to quote false facts in a paper because the internet led them to a fake site. Some of the sites are humorous in nature and just make fun of actual site but some are made to purposely misinform the public. I think that the fake web sites are only an annoying part of the internet and do not actually pose a threat to anyone. Most people can figure out what is wrong and false but it can be hard at times. This is why people need to make sure that sites are credible before they site them in a paper.