One of the main reasons it is so important to check the validity of internet sources is because there is so much information on the internet, that half the time, we do not know where it came from and who holds the authorship of the information provided. If we have to write a research paper for an english class, we want to know that the information we are giving in our paper is absolutely accurate, otherwise, in a way, we are misrepresenting a topic and giving false material. In the case of writing a biography on someone, it it imperative that the source we are using is legitimate.
There are certain ways you can know your internet source/author is valid. One of them is to check the domain names: "edu." or "gov. show authorship. Another indication is if there is an email address listed to "info" or "webmaster", which means a group or commitee are the authors, as opposed to one individual being the author.
Usually when I am doing research, I make sure to use Google, and click on the first few links. I can usually tell if a website looks "fishy" or not, just by the looks of it.
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