Do you believe everything you read online?

[EFCPaul]

Hi everyone, just a quick question I need to ask. Say if you read something about someone or something online do you automatically believe it? What about a print based magazine or a newspaper that you can physically touch? Does the fact that you can physically hold it in your hands increase the likelihood that you take what it says more seriously over something you read on a random website?

It's for a uni project, I need to collect some data and opinions. Cheers.

 

[Moomin]

No, and no.

 

[ijjysmith]

No, and no.

I beleive this.

 

[Hellerad]

No, and no.

I don't believe you.

 

[orchard]

No and no mate.

 

[EFCPaul]

It's just for a journalism project at uni. Got to decide if we're going to produce online magazine or a print one but if I show some signs of research like this I'll get a higher grade.

 

[Foot Long Hot Dog]

Hi everyone, just a quick question I need to ask. Say if you read something about someone or something online do you automatically believe it? What about a print based magazine or a newspaper that you can physically touch? Does the fact that you can physically hold it in your hands increase the likelihood that you take what it says more seriously over something you read on a random website?

It's for a uni project, I need to collect some data and opinions. Cheers.

The medium makes no difference, it's the credibility of the organisation that published it & / or the author of the piece that would influence how likely I was to accept it as 'fact'.

So would I more readily accept the online or newspaper offerings of a quality daily publisher over a jarg one? well yes of course, but the medium on which I read the piece wouldn't make a jot of difference.

 

[Bruce Wayne]

Hi everyone, just a quick question I need to ask. Say if you read something about someone or something online do you automatically believe it? What about a print based magazine or a newspaper that you can physically touch? Does the fact that you can physically hold it in your hands increase the likelihood that you take what it says more seriously over something you read on a random website?

It's for a uni project, I need to collect some data and opinions. Cheers.

I tend to believe it less if it's written behind an anonymous username. I'd advise against using GOT in any form of academic research

 

[Blue 1]

I don't even believe the OP.

 

[dan78]

I believe in free love

 

[BlueLlama]

Online stuff is full of belerts and people hiding behind a keyboard to spread dross.

I give consideration to it if there is evidence of proper research and comes from a decent source.

But in short NO

 

[Huyton Layne]

The amount of times I've had to go to the hoax debunking sites to link them to my family because they believe posts or "articles" on Facebook is ridiculous.

 

[Walken]

Everything except what Mick writes on here

 

[Azzurri]

I go by this quote:

"Never believe everything you read on the Internet" - Winston Churchill.

 

[nigelcoyb]

The medium makes no difference, it's the credibility of the organisation that published it & / or the author of the piece that would influence how likely I was to accept it as 'fact'.

So would I more readily accept the online or newspaper offerings of a quality daily publisher over a jarg one? well yes of course, but the medium on which I read the piece wouldn't make a jot of difference.

This every time.