Reading # 5

According to this article there are many misleading websites out there and they can be misleading in a number of ways. They can be counterfeit, malicious, fictitious, parodies, entertainment, hacks, and disinformation. A website can fall under more than just one of these categories. Often websites overlap their misleading techniques, such as the matrinlutherking.org website that uses counterfeit and malicious information. This website gives two clues to point out that it is a misleading site and reveal it's true intent. First, the e-mail link displays a link to vincent.breeding@stormfront.org. The home page for stormfront, the sites sponsor, is a resource for white nationalists. Secondly, the link to the web design by Candidus Productions brings up a page that states, we provide various web applications for pro-White people online. Most people do not click on these links to find out who constructed or sponsored the website. Most people do not think to do five minutes of research to find out the true intent of a website. They just take it in as they see it. These websites grab a hold of less sophisticated web users by presenting their biased views in a factual manner that looks legit. There are so many people out there that are determined to persuade the public in accepting their personal views that it has become very difficult to determine what is misleading and what is factual and non biased. People are getting better and better at disguising their website to look legit, which increases the difficulty of the average web surfer to distinguish what is misleading and what is an honest attempt of informing the public with non biased factual information.