User comments on How Do I Evaluate Online Information?
Average rating 4.44 of 5
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Shown below are the 200 most recent comments as of May 12, 2025.
| Date | Rating | Comments | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 9, 2025 | 5 | Great | U Arizona undergrad |
| May 8, 2025 | 4 | I don't have any opinion. | U Arizona undergrad |
| May 6, 2025 | 5 | good | Not UA affiliated |
| May 4, 2025 | 5 | I think this tutorial is very meaningful. | Not UA affiliated |
| May 3, 2025 | 5 | good | Not UA affiliated |
| April 29, 2025 | 5 | Very informative with a lot of detail on the information | U Arizona undergrad |
| April 29, 2025 | 5 | liked it | U Arizona undergrad |
| April 20, 2025 | 5 | I liked this. | U Arizona undergrad |
| April 15, 2025 | 5 | I really liked the video, it is detailed and explains things I didn't know, and practice helps a lot. | Not UA affiliated |
| April 15, 2025 | 5 | no | U Arizona undergrad |
| April 15, 2025 | 5 | Very good tips that would helps us become fact checkers! | Not UA affiliated |
| April 14, 2025 | 5 | it was a good practice! | Not UA affiliated |
| April 13, 2025 | 4 | it would be more affected if it was more interactive | Not UA affiliated |
| April 12, 2025 | 5 | N'A | Not UA affiliated |
| April 11, 2025 | 5 | Very informative | U Arizona undergrad |
| April 11, 2025 | 3 | too long and bit confusing with teh ui | U Arizona undergrad |
| April 11, 2025 | 3 | This was a great lesson to learn how to become a fact checker in retrieving or performing academic research. | U Arizona undergrad |
| April 11, 2025 | 5 | ddd | U Arizona undergrad |
| April 11, 2025 | 5 | good practice | U Arizona undergrad |
| April 10, 2025 | 5 | Very good | Not UA affiliated |
| April 10, 2025 | 4 | very informative | U Arizona undergrad |
| April 10, 2025 | 5 | great | U Arizona undergrad |
| April 10, 2025 | 3 | fine | Not UA affiliated |
| April 9, 2025 | 5 | very powerful | U Arizona undergrad |
| April 9, 2025 | 5 | Great information | U Arizona undergrad |
| April 9, 2025 | 4 | This passage explains the process and principles fact-checkers use to determine the credibility of online resources. It highlights three key criteria fact-checkers consider when evaluating sources: process, expertise, and aim. Rather than reading an article in-depth, fact-checkers use lateral reading, or checking what others have written about the site, organization, or author. | U Arizona undergrad |
| April 9, 2025 | 5 | very powerful | U Arizona undergrad |
| April 9, 2025 | 5 | I especially liked the practice section, because it really broke down what to look for when conducting research. I always thought the articles with ".org" were credible articles. This information is a great learning tool. | U Arizona undergrad |
| April 9, 2025 | 5 | It was informative! | U Arizona grad student |
| April 8, 2025 | 3 | This was required through my English college course. I thought it was extremely biased and that was distracting. Just because you don't agree with it, doesn't make it wrong. The whole purpose of free speech is to be able to express yourself, whether or not its generally agreed upon. 3/5 just because you don't like it, doesn't mean they can't say it. | Not UA affiliated |
| April 5, 2025 | 5 | This tutorial taught me that not all sources are reliable and how important it is to do your own background research. | U Arizona undergrad |
| April 4, 2025 | 4 | It was challenge, trick and also fun | U Arizona undergrad |
| April 2, 2025 | 4 | Thought it was interesting | U Arizona undergrad |
| April 2, 2025 | 4 | I honestly thought of this to be silly because of past training or teachings about finding your sources. But the lateral research skill was rather interesting and I can the usefulness of performing this skill when conducting research and finding sources. This was really neat! | U Arizona undergrad |
| April 1, 2025 | 5 | Very helpful information. | U Arizona undergrad |
| April 1, 2025 | 5 | It's helpful to know how to make sure whether a source is credible or not. | U Arizona undergrad |
| March 30, 2025 | 5 | nice | U Arizona undergrad |
| March 30, 2025 | 5 | excellent tutorial | U Arizona undergrad |
| March 30, 2025 | 5 | informative | U Arizona undergrad |
| March 30, 2025 | 2 | I do not like the last example with the group of conservative doctors. I feel as though this website/tutorial is trying to push a liberal agenda by bashing a conservative group. this now makes me not view this source as credible. | U Arizona undergrad |
| March 30, 2025 | 5 | easy and informational | U Arizona undergrad |
| March 30, 2025 | 5 | yes | U Arizona undergrad |
| March 30, 2025 | 5 | yay | U Arizona undergrad |
| March 26, 2025 | 2 | It nice going through this,,I have learn alot | Not UA affiliated |
| March 25, 2025 | 4 | Most organization main aims in are not much in to what they claim to be but are into pushing their agenda | U Arizona undergrad |
| March 25, 2025 | 4 | it was tricky | U Arizona undergrad |
| March 25, 2025 | 4 | it was a little bit tricky | U Arizona undergrad |
| March 25, 2025 | 4 | it was tricky | U Arizona undergrad |
| March 25, 2025 | 5 | These resources collectively empower individuals to critically evaluate information and combat misinformation. The News Literacy Project helps people navigate complex news landscapes, while the Debunking Handbook provides effective, research-backed strategies to counter false claims. Callingbullshit.org focuses on identifying misleading data and flawed arguments, and the News Literacy Resources guide equips users to spot fake news and verify sources. Together, they offer valuable tools for fostering informed and discerning media consumption | U Arizona undergrad |
| March 25, 2025 | 4 | helped me understand that the main aims of organizations is to push their agenda in most the times | Not UA affiliated |
| March 25, 2025 | 4 | Thank you so much I found so much helpful resources. | U Arizona undergrad |
| March 25, 2025 | 5 | A good introduction and ways to identify a trustworthy research article to look at. | U Arizona undergrad |
| March 24, 2025 | 4 | great | Not UA affiliated |
| March 24, 2025 | 4 | Great | Not UA affiliated |
| March 24, 2025 | 5 | everything is good | U Arizona undergrad |
| March 24, 2025 | 3 | Great | U Arizona grad student |
| March 21, 2025 | 5 | Amazing soo helpful | U Arizona grad student |
| March 21, 2025 | 5 | The tutorial was amazing. | Not UA affiliated |
| March 21, 2025 | 5 | Very amazing. | Not UA affiliated |
| March 21, 2025 | 5 | This was a very informative tutorial that has helped me in my research process. | U Arizona undergrad |
| March 21, 2025 | 5 | Awesome! | U Arizona undergrad |
| March 21, 2025 | 5 | Hugh-O | U Arizona undergrad |
| March 21, 2025 | 5 | Great! | U Arizona undergrad |
| March 21, 2025 | 5 | It was helpful. | U Arizona undergrad |
| March 20, 2025 | 5 | The tutorial is very effective | Not UA affiliated |
| March 19, 2025 | 5 | effective | U Arizona undergrad |
| March 18, 2025 | 5 | Really enjoyed reading and skimming through articles to see if they are credible sources | U Arizona undergrad |
| March 18, 2025 | 5 | It was very interactive and I learned a lot of new information. | U Arizona undergrad |
| March 17, 2025 | 4 | the tutorial was very educative | Not UA affiliated |
| March 14, 2025 | 5 | i really to be a participant in this platform | U Arizona grad student |
| March 13, 2025 | 4 | long. | U Arizona undergrad |
| March 13, 2025 | 5 | Thanks! | Not UA affiliated |
| March 12, 2025 | 5 | it was really an effective tutorial that evaluated my thinking and opinions and understanding of how i can measure the online information if it is true or false | U Arizona undergrad |
| March 12, 2025 | 1 | it was really an effective tutorial that evaluated my thinking and opinions and understanding of how i can measure the online information if it is true or false | U Arizona undergrad |
| March 12, 2025 | 5 | the quiz was totally very effective | Not UA affiliated |
| March 11, 2025 | 4 | Fact-checking is essential for accuracy, accountability, and trust in information, promoting informed decision-making. | U Arizona undergrad |
| March 11, 2025 | 5 | good | Not UA affiliated |
| March 11, 2025 | 5 | good information | Not UA affiliated |
| March 11, 2025 | 3 | I am concerns about the research's credibility | U Arizona undergrad |
| March 11, 2025 | 5 | i real like this platform | U Arizona undergrad |
| March 11, 2025 | 5 | It's really interesting and educating | Not UA affiliated |
| March 10, 2025 | 4 | very informative and educative | Not UA affiliated |
| March 10, 2025 | 5 | It provides us with knowledge | U Arizona grad student |
| March 10, 2025 | 5 | Helped me understand better on fake publications | U Arizona grad student |
| March 10, 2025 | 4 | It's very educative | U Arizona grad student |
| March 9, 2025 | 4 | I really enjoyed this tutorial, it was interesting but I was a bit bored reading all of the material | Not UA affiliated |
| March 9, 2025 | 5 | The tutorial was nice as it was straight forward, meaning it was simple and easy to understand | U Arizona undergrad |
| March 9, 2025 | 5 | The tutorial has the best impacting knowledge and it educates on key and important information | U Arizona undergrad |
| March 7, 2025 | 4 | it was incredible | Not UA affiliated |
| March 7, 2025 | 4 | The tutorial is educative and inserts some knowledge to the takers | U Arizona undergrad |
| March 6, 2025 | 5 | Its was good and I've learned | U Arizona undergrad |
| March 6, 2025 | 5 | Its was good and I've learned | U Arizona undergrad |
| March 6, 2025 | 5 | It was great and I learned | U Arizona undergrad |
| March 5, 2025 | 4 | The tutorial is very informative and educational. \nIt helps us locate bogus articles and teaches how to be spot on and educational \nIt also stresses the point of always researching various information texts and being objective in our research | Not UA affiliated |
| March 5, 2025 | 4 | In my own thinking, it's best for one to know their weaknesses before they Start interacting with other people because we are all different and have different beliefs on things. So it's good to have respect on someone be if elderly people or young people even people of your age. | U Arizona undergrad |
| March 3, 2025 | 3 | I thought it was very useful in understanding the possible biases in resources. | U Arizona undergrad |
| February 26, 2025 | 5 | I liked the flipping of cards during the practice | U Arizona undergrad |
| February 25, 2025 | 4 | I thought it was very eye-opening how easily you can be convinced that a source is credible. | U Arizona undergrad |
| February 25, 2025 | 5 | good information | U Arizona undergrad |
| February 25, 2025 | 5 | I was surprised when lateral reading the organization provided, which showed me how effective it really was. Awesome tutorial :). | U Arizona undergrad |
| February 25, 2025 | 3 | it was ok | U Arizona undergrad |
| February 25, 2025 | 4 | I thought is was very informative | U Arizona undergrad |
| February 25, 2025 | 4 | I thought is was very informative | U Arizona undergrad |
| February 24, 2025 | 5 | It is very informative, its great to know a lot about credibility when researching something. | U Arizona undergrad |
| February 22, 2025 | 5 | I love how interactive it was | U Arizona grad student |
| February 19, 2025 | 5 | It was awesome! | U Arizona undergrad |
| February 19, 2025 | 4 | good way to learn! | U Arizona undergrad |
| February 18, 2025 | 4 | okay | U Arizona undergrad |
| February 17, 2025 | 5 | thx | U Arizona undergrad |
| February 17, 2025 | 5 | It was very informative and I actually went away with something this time. Kudos guys !! | U Arizona undergrad |
| February 17, 2025 | 5 | appreciate the interactive learning | U Arizona undergrad |
| February 17, 2025 | 5 | saw the website's link to an anti-trans site immediately, thank you for making a point that a lot of the "science" being cited as reasons against gender-affirming care isn't reliable\n - sincerely, a trans person who has this argument way too often. | U Arizona undergrad |
| February 17, 2025 | 5 | I really loved the tutorial because it showed how easy you can use information from an article that is not credible. | U Arizona undergrad |
| February 17, 2025 | 3 | basic, not the best use of my time. Feel like this could be summarized in a short video | U Arizona undergrad |
| February 17, 2025 | 5 | Practice was structured very well and helped me. | U Arizona grad student |
| February 17, 2025 | 5 | good | U Arizona undergrad |
| February 17, 2025 | 5 | This was very helpful and beneficial to learn what is needed sufficiently. | U Arizona undergrad |
| February 17, 2025 | 5 | the tutorial was helpful in order to categorize the credibility of the pages we read. | U Arizona undergrad |
| February 17, 2025 | 5 | Loved it! | U Arizona undergrad |
| February 17, 2025 | 5 | I like the hands on practice | U Arizona undergrad |
| February 17, 2025 | 4 | Awesome. | U Arizona undergrad |
| February 17, 2025 | 4 | Good tutorial with good examples. | U Arizona undergrad |
| February 17, 2025 | 4 | It was good, but the script of the video threw me off at times. It says to not focus on the author towards the beginning, but then it says to check their credentials at the end. Is that after you've looked at what other people say about the source? A little clarity on that (and other bits of the video) might be nice. | U Arizona undergrad |
| February 17, 2025 | 4 | great article | U Arizona undergrad |
| February 17, 2025 | 5 | Part 3, where we walked through how a source might posture as credible, was really insightful. I had no suspicions until learning how to research further. | U Arizona undergrad |
| February 16, 2025 | 5 | I found this fact-checking exercise really insightful. It showed me the importance of lateral reading and verifying sources before trusting information. Definitely a useful skill for academic research! | U Arizona undergrad |
| February 16, 2025 | 5 | This tutorial was quite informative and engaging! | U Arizona undergrad |
| February 14, 2025 | 4 | I thought they chose a politically biased source and would have preferred a more scientifically sound example. | U Arizona undergrad |
| February 14, 2025 | 5 | Yum | U Arizona undergrad |
| February 14, 2025 | 5 | Great! | U Arizona undergrad |
| February 13, 2025 | 5 | Very helpful | U Arizona undergrad |
| February 12, 2025 | 4 | none at this time | U Arizona undergrad |
| February 12, 2025 | 5 | I feel like not many know what fact checking is until reading this (myself included). It was very useful and helps me determine more about credible sources. | U Arizona undergrad |
| February 12, 2025 | 5 | BANG | U Arizona undergrad |
| February 12, 2025 | 5 | It was very helpful, and the practice section definitely made me have a better understanding of why it's important to do background research on an article. | U Arizona undergrad |
| February 12, 2025 | 5 | Very helpful, with a great practice! | U Arizona undergrad |
| February 11, 2025 | 5 | I appreciate the tutorial, I found it super informative and helpful. | U Arizona undergrad |
| February 11, 2025 | 4 | Great | U Arizona undergrad |
| February 11, 2025 | 5 | I learned a lot about fact checking | U Arizona undergrad |
| February 10, 2025 | 5 | Loved it! | U Arizona undergrad |
| February 10, 2025 | 1 | Liberals | U Arizona undergrad |
| February 10, 2025 | 4 | It helped me to better understand how to evaluate online sources. | U Arizona undergrad |
| February 10, 2025 | 5 | good | U Arizona undergrad |
| February 10, 2025 | 4 | I believe this tutorial is a great way to quickly learn how to correctly research credible information. | U Arizona undergrad |
| February 9, 2025 | 4 | It definitely gave me an insight on how to properly fact check an article on it's credibility. Because not everything is trustworthy. | U Arizona undergrad |
| February 9, 2025 | 5 | I think it helped me to recognize what is a credible source and what is not. It helps for future papers and homework assignment requiring you to state sources | U Arizona undergrad |
| February 9, 2025 | 1 | No, the only good thing was the first lecture video | U Arizona undergrad |
| February 6, 2025 | 4 | it was a good way to visualize what it is we should look for! | Not UA affiliated |
| February 5, 2025 | 4 | I thought this was very helpful. It opened my eyes to the fact although a website may LOOK credible, it not always is. | U Arizona undergrad |
| February 5, 2025 | 5 | Very neat | U Arizona undergrad |
| February 5, 2025 | 5 | I thought it was very telling. It had never come to mind what other people say about a source. | U Arizona undergrad |
| February 5, 2025 | 5 | good | U Arizona undergrad |
| February 5, 2025 | 5 | loved this | U Arizona undergrad |
| February 3, 2025 | 5 | Very effective and not too long! | U Arizona undergrad |
| February 3, 2025 | 5 | Very helpful | U Arizona undergrad |
| February 3, 2025 | 4 | very informative! | U Arizona undergrad |
| February 2, 2025 | 5 | I liked the practice set up | U Arizona undergrad |
| February 2, 2025 | 5 | Very helpful, thank you! | U Arizona undergrad |
| February 2, 2025 | 5 | great | U Arizona undergrad |
| February 2, 2025 | 5 | I am grateful for this tutorial, and I'm sure that I will be better able to discern credible from untrustworthy sources. | U Arizona undergrad |
| February 2, 2025 | 5 | Very interesting and not confusing quizzes | U Arizona undergrad |
| February 2, 2025 | 3 | Overall it was straighforward but i don't really appreciate the targeted nature of the resource we had to evaluate. We could consider another more neutral example of an unreliable resporuce instead of supporting a negative view of the conservative group. Yes it was an unreliable source but there ware tons that you could choose from and you chose one that makes a specific population seem negative and unreliable. Just be fair and represent a generalized example of unreliable source like a Buzzfeed article or something, it's not hard. | U Arizona undergrad |
| February 1, 2025 | 2 | This is helpful information, but I don't think it is fair to grade the comprehension of the content so harshly. I only got one question wrong and got an 80%, maybe add a couple more questions to get a better grade value. I understand the content really well from the video and previous experience but got confused on the wording of the last question and got the passing grade. | U Arizona undergrad |
| January 31, 2025 | 5 | Nothing | U Arizona undergrad |
| January 31, 2025 | 1 | This tutorial put their left opinions on everyone doing this tutorial. | U Arizona undergrad |
| January 31, 2025 | 4 | This was rather easy and beneficial! | U Arizona undergrad |
| January 31, 2025 | 5 | goated | U Arizona undergrad |
| January 29, 2025 | 5 | This tutorial was very eye opening! | U Arizona undergrad |
| January 29, 2025 | 4 | Solid tutorial, learned valuable information. | U Arizona undergrad |
| January 29, 2025 | 5 | it was great! | U Arizona undergrad |
| January 28, 2025 | 1 | pube | U Arizona grad student |
| January 28, 2025 | 5 | It was very interactive and helpful | U Arizona undergrad |
| January 28, 2025 | 5 | nice | U Arizona undergrad |
| January 27, 2025 | 3 | Very helpful | U Arizona undergrad |
| January 26, 2025 | 3 | good | U Arizona undergrad |
| January 25, 2025 | 5 | Good | U Arizona undergrad |
| January 24, 2025 | 4 | this was a very easy way to check if sources are credible or not. | U Arizona undergrad |
| January 24, 2025 | 5 | Good information on how to recognize credible articles. | U Arizona undergrad |
| January 24, 2025 | 5 | This was a good tool to learn what is credible and what is not. | U Arizona undergrad |
| January 23, 2025 | 4 | It was informative, insightful, and helpful. | U Arizona undergrad |
| January 23, 2025 | 4 | Good | U Arizona undergrad |
| January 23, 2025 | 5 | The tutorial was pretty useful. It covered key strategies like verifying sources, checking for bias, and cross-referencing info. The quiz helped reinforce those points. Overall, it was a solid guide for evaluating online content. | U Arizona undergrad |
| January 22, 2025 | 5 | I thought it was great! | U Arizona undergrad |
| January 22, 2025 | 5 | It was very useful because it allowed me to become a better researcher on the topics that I have projects on. | U Arizona undergrad |
| January 22, 2025 | 4 | I thought this tutorial was effective. | U Arizona undergrad |
| January 20, 2025 | 5 | Helpful and allowed for good practice. | U Arizona undergrad |
| January 19, 2025 | 5 | Very informational | U Arizona undergrad |
| January 19, 2025 | 5 | I personally thought that the provided "about us" section in the "practice" section was immediately suspicious | U Arizona undergrad |
| January 19, 2025 | 5 | I was never taught before the most effective ways to evaluate sources. These methods are new to me and seem very useful. | U Arizona undergrad |
| January 19, 2025 | 4 | Really good tutorial, touched a lot of subjects and situations. | U Arizona undergrad |
| January 19, 2025 | 4 | Very informative when it comes to how surface level credibility doesn't always translate to actual credibility | U Arizona undergrad |
| January 19, 2025 | 5 | I think it was very informative and very thorough. | U Arizona undergrad |
| January 16, 2025 | 5 | very interesting | U Arizona undergrad |
| January 16, 2025 | 3 | I don't appreciate the political inclines included in the videos. | U Arizona undergrad |
| January 16, 2025 | 2 | I think the topic was a bit touchy and for some individuals would be difficult to say in which is correct. And there is some truth in relations for gender affirming treatments leaving irreversible consequences one way or another. Although to be honest in this day and age it is quiet difficult to trust any information from any news source. | U Arizona undergrad |
| January 15, 2025 | 5 | It made me look past just the PHD, just because someone has a degree does not make them credible | U Arizona undergrad |
| January 15, 2025 | 5 | Sometimes it is hard to tell the difference in sources, this was a helpful reminder. | U Arizona undergrad |
| January 15, 2025 | 5 | I really liked how I was able to practice, before I was familiar with finding if a source was credible or not but with the practice I became very confident. | U Arizona undergrad |
| January 15, 2025 | 5 | I thought this was a valuable tutorial especially in the given state of media and social media. | U Arizona undergrad |
| January 15, 2025 | 5 | very informative | U Arizona undergrad |
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