I think that the 5w technique is a very helpful in determining the quality of information on a website.
who- look at the author of the site and references they use and the sponsor of the site.
in the Dr. King page the writing was from a very racist perspective and then i saw that one of the references was David Duke. He was the grand wizard of the KKK one of the biggest cranks in the world, his views are hateful and byest.
what-the reason for the site should be investigated for instance the tree octopus site was sponsored by "Kelvinic University branch of the Wild Haggis Conservation Society". with further looking this accreditation takes u to a spoof/joke site. the information on the site is meant for purely entertainment purposes and does not match any other information on octopus's.
where- is the information from? on the explorer page it say this is for educational purposes, to teach students about web site validity. The info on explores is dubious but there references are quality. when comparing the info on the site to others you can tell that while other sites have very similar info this one if way off.
why- why is this site around? the DHMO site was about water. at the top of the page they give a fake gov office as accreditation. the site is there to sell t-shirts not to present an actual problem. information on this site is only on this site.
when- an honest site could give u bad information even if that wasn't their purpose. Science information is constantly advancing and changing once we have a better theory we drop the old ones. if a site hasn't been updated in years the information might be dated and no longer correct.
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