Section outline

    • HOW TO EVALUATE INFORMATION ONLINE URL
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      There is lots of information online that is poor quality, incorrect, false (misinformation), deliberately deceptive or potentially harmful (disinformation). So it is really important to have the skills to evaluate anything you find.  
      This interactive page introduces three useful techniques for evaluating the information you meet online. You may also find them helpful when talking with patients about how to judge the reliability of their information sources: 
      1 Lateral Reading  
      2 S.I.F.T and  
      3  Fact-checking