EVALUATING RELIABILITY OF INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET

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When researching a topic or looking for reliable sources to use for an academic or professional paper there are a few things that should be considered before determining if the article is valid and reliable. Evaluating these sources will help determine the purpose of the article, the audience like who is the author speaking to, the context of the article, and the author. Reliable sources are sources that provide information that the reader believes to be true. In this paper, the topic that I have chosen to research reliable sources is communicable and non-communicable diseases and the prevention and control of these diseases. I will be addressing three internet sites that I believe to be reliable and appropriate for academic use and one site that is unreliable.

One of the articles I found while researching my topic of choice which is provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention after reading this article I found it to be a reliable source as well as useful for someone who is trying to get a better understanding of this disease. In the 2017 article “Synergies between Communicable and Noncommunicable Disease (NCD) Programs to Enhance Global Health Security” the authority which happens to be an organization provides valuable information about this topic. While reading the article I found that the author is an expert on this topic and is very knowledgable. I consider this site to be very useful and believable. The reason being is that the purpose