It is easy to get lost in the web of misinformation on the 'net' and never know it. Some pages require the skill of a detective to test their credibility. You need to think critically and carefully to evaluate any Internet information. You will be visiting and evaluating three of the sites below. As you work through the process, fill out the Evaluation Rubric found at this address: Evaluating Web Sites. Print out the form, fill it in and hand it to your teacher.

 

Keep an eye on these web sites! Ban Dihydrogen Monoxide  California Velcro Crop  Greenpeas  Feline Reactions to Bearded Men  Jackalope Conspiracy   MoonBeam Enterprises

This "last tourist photo of the World Trade Center" was an elaborate hoax.  More information about it and others is available at About.com's Urban Legends.

Check these sites to verify spoofs, hoaxes, urban legends or myths you may have read about:

• About.com Urban Legends
• Hoaxbusters
• Truth About Myths and Hoaxes
• Urban Legends Reference


Borrowed from Anoka HIgh School, Anoka, Minnesota. March 25, 2002. Liberally revised by Annapolis High School Media Center.