Please add Retraction Watch to the list at my April 2, 2020, post:
Never believe anything other people tell you, especially if said with Great Authority, and no qualifications. Look it up, check it out, put it to the test. Doubt takes time, but it takes less time and less money than lawsuits.
How to Evaluate Covid-19 Resources:
I created this list for my Oregon librarian community (and with their invaluable assistance) but others may find the list useful.
I include full URLs, some of which I entered into the Internet Archive Wayback Machine, and sufficient bibliographic info to enable readers to locate new URLs if the ones listed break.
Researchers, scholars, and librarians have always had to evaluate the quality of information sources, including books, journals, speeches, and all other “information.”
We have to apply the same evaluations skills to online information sources – and so do you.
Here is a listing of evaluation tools and articles that may be useful if not interesting: “Information Quality Resources on the Internet,” by Marcus P. Zillman, Published on December 2, 2011:
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