Diabetes Latest. More than 29 million Americans have diabetes; 1 in 4 doesnât know. More than 29 million people in the United States have diabetes, up from the previous estimate of 26 million in 2010, according to a report released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. One in four people with diabetes doesnât know he or she has it.
1 Author â Information on the internet with a listed author is one indication of a credible site. 2  The fact that the author is willing to stand behind the information presented (and in some cases, include his or her contact information) is a good indication that the information is reliable. Date â The date of any research information is important, including information found on the Internet. 2  By including a date, the website allows readers to make decisions about whether that information is recent enough for their purposes.
Other resources for Evaluating Web sites || Critique Sources for Credibility (non Web). Criteria to Evaluate the Credibility of WWW Resources. Anyone, in theory, can publish on the Web; therefore, it is imperative for users of the Web to develop a critical eye to evaluate the credibility of Internet information.Searching for sources on the WWW involves using a search engine, a directory, or some combination of these two.eveloping a keen sense of the credibility of sources, based on such clues as connection of author to the subject, audience, source of publication, and documentation of supporting evidence, can also help you evaluate print and other types of sources.