Determining the Authority of an Internet site

New use for some old favorites

There is "a recent trend where domain registrars are providing Private Registration services (at an additional cost) which hide the actual registrant's information."

If Whois doesn't find the site you're checking, give one of these "hoaxbuster" sites a try.

www.snopes.com
hoaxbusters.ciac.org
purportal.com
urbanlegends.about.com
www.museumofhoaxes.com
www.truthorfiction.com
www.symantec.com/avcenter/hoax.html
vil.mcafee.com/hoax.asp

Offered on NewsLib by the Stony Brook University School of Journalism Librarian.