Websites to Evaluate

Evaluate the following sites using the guidelines we talked about:

Authority

Who is the author of this site?  Do you believe what you read?
New invention allows humans to live forever.

The following sites claim to be the home page of the White House.   Look at the URLs--which one is really probably authored by the White House staff?  
www.whitehouse.gov   (This is the genuine site)
www.whitehouse.net    (Access this site several times--it keeps changing!)

Content

Check the content of this site.  What do you think?
California's Velcro Crop Under Challenge

Compare these two sites that both claim to be the home page of Mankato, Minnesota--Will the real Mankato please stand up? What do the URLs tell you about the sites?
www.ci.mankato.mn.us/
lme.mankato.msus.edu/mankato/mankato.html

Here another city's "home page."  Check out the mayor's picture--wanna move there?
Fredericton, Canada

What about the content of this page?
The Moon Shots Were Faked

Is this really true?
Congress Passes Americans With No Abilities Act

Is this a farce?
Aluminum Foil Deflector Beanie Homepage

Are these sites bias?
Minute Men Society
National Anti-Vivisection

Would you trust these sites for scientific information?
Dihydrogen Monoxide
Brain Transplantation
Male Pregnancy
Clones-R-Us
Telemedicine and Health Care Infomatics

What about these sites?
NordiCalLite
Save the Mountain Walrus
Taxonomy of Barney