Do I trust everything on Google?
Data circulates through the Internet that is not subject to any veracity control or rigorous criteria, which is why it is necessary to evaluate the search for information and evaluate the data obtained. Below, you can find guidelines on the following sections:
- Information reliability
- Interpretation of information
Information reliability
Not all the information available on the Internet is true, that is why it is important to learn to identify reliable sources of information (that provide resources with reliable and formal information), so keep in mind that they must:
- Support the information provided.
- Have a good reputation.
- Contain authorship.
- Be updated
Interpretation of information
A search process should not end when it is located, given the amount of erroneous or inadequate information that we can find, it is necessary to make an interpretation that can support and discard data.
- Contrast the information
You should not only use Wikipedia or the first link you find, you should contrast (check the authenticity) the information you find and research the topic you are working on. It is very important to be careful with fake news, there are currently websites that can help you detect them.
- Plagiarism
When you have to prepare a job, the main objective is to learn to research. If you copy and paste information without carefully analyzing it, you are not learning. Furthermore, in this way, you are devaluing your work and plagiarizing (an infringement that consists of using another person's work as if it were yours).
