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The Internet contains many excellent websites, as well as sites with false or misleading information. If you need help verifying sources, check with our reference librarians.

We also recommend that you use reliable databases such as EBSCO, Proquest and Lexis-Nexis when conducting your research. For help with this, or any other fact finding mission, visit us in the Library.

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      Misinformation Websites             Evaluating Web Resources
 Ban Dihydrogen Monoxide - Then  Identifying an Authoritative Website
 Ban Dihydrogen Monoxide - Now  FTC Consumer Education
 Feline Reactions to Bearded Men  Better Read That Again: Web Hoaxes and Misinformation
 Ladies Against Women  Snopes: Urban Legends Reference Pages
 Huh? Corp