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Vetting Spurious Websites

Vetting Spurious Websites. Presented by: Frank Westcott. Spurious vs. Inappropriate. Spurious: “intended to deceive”; “plausible but false”; “a false piece made to deceive”. www.whitehouse.gov. Title Page. www.whitehouse.com. Title Page. www.whitehouse.org. Title Page.

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Vetting Spurious Websites

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  1. Vetting Spurious Websites Presented by: Frank Westcott

  2. Spurious vs. Inappropriate Spurious: “intended to deceive”; “plausible but false”; “a false piece made to deceive”

  3. www.whitehouse.gov Title Page

  4. www.whitehouse.com Title Page

  5. www.whitehouse.org Title Page

  6. Stealth SitesSpurious Web Addresses (URLs) • bobthebuilder.com bobthebiulder.com • yahoo.com yahhoo.com • disneyland.com dinseyland.com • teletubbies.com teltubbies.com • britneyspears.com britnyspears.com • historychannel.com historychanel.com e e n

  7. Creating a Website • Web Hosting w/ Domain name - $5.95/mo. • Minimal knowledge of HTML required. • Anyone with a credit card and an opinion can create a site quickly and easily. Just because it’s on the Internet doesn’t mean it’s true or accurate.

  8. Tip #1 – Look at the page! • Does the page list an author? • Sponsoring Organization? • Date created? Modified? Updated? • Any “out of place” words/pictures?

  9. Google martin luther king

  10. Martin Luther King - Google

  11. Martinlutherking.org

  12. Mlk.org scrolled

  13. stormfront

  14. Tip #2 - Analyze the URL Reputable site http://www.harvard.edu /facts.html /historydepartment Questionable sites http://www.harvard.edu/~fwestcott/historyfacts.html http://www.harvard.edu/%fwestcott/historyfacts.html http://www.harvard.edu/users/fwestcott/historyfacts.html

  15. Civil war facts

  16. Text Civil War

  17. TIP #3 – View the HTML Source

  18. HTML Meta Keywords <head> <title>Martin Luther King Jr. - A True Historical Examination</title> <META NAME="KEYWORDS" CONTENT="Martin Luther King Jr, Civil Rights, Black History, Slavery, Reparations, Kwanzaa, Anti-Defamation League, ADL, , anti-Semitism, racism, bigotry, hatred, prejudice, bias, Holocaust, Israel, democracy, terrorism, militia, Jews, Jewish, diversity, anti-Semitic incident, racist, discrimination, Holocaust denial, neo-Nazi, Nazi, Nazis, tolerance, civil rights, Black, extremism, extremist, hate crimes, skinheads, Middle East, Islamic Extremist, education, White supremacy, minority, bias, religious freedom, tolerance, religious right, Martin Luther King Jr., free speech, MLK, school prayer, religion, justice"> <META NAME="DESCRIPTION" CONTENT="The truth about Martin Luther King: Includes historical trivia, articles and pictures. A valuable resource for teachers and students alike."> </head>

  19. Tip #4 - Who Maintains the Site? • How do you find out the owner of a site if it isn’t listed on the homepage? • View the WHOIS listing. • www.easywhois.com • www.truewhois.com • www.whois.net

  20. WHO IS www.martinlutherking.org 9792

  21. Register.com martinlutherking.org

  22. Verify whois hn8yp

  23. Whois info

  24. Google 561-833-0030

  25. Phone result

  26. Google link:martinlutherking.org TIP #5 – Find out who links to the site

  27. Google martinlutherking.org

  28. Other Spurious Websites • GATT or WTO • Globalwarming.org • FAFSA.GOV or FAFSA.COM • DHMO.org • ihr.org • US Draft Registration • Dehydrated Water • Fraud E-Mails • Mouse over links • Others • Questions?

  29. What is DHMO • Dihydrogen Monoxide • Di = 2 • Mono = 1 • Dihydrogen = 2 hydrogen • Monoxide = 1 oxygen • H2O • H2O = Water

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