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It is helpful to employ a healthy skepticism when reviewing search results and visiting any website, particularly around health information. Here are some useful tips and guides to help you evaluate the quality and credibility of information on the Internet:

• Currency, Relevance, Authority, Accuracy, Purpose: Applying the C.R.A.A.P. Test
• Different Types of Sources: Evaluating Scholarly and Popular Information Sources
• From the NIH, 7 Steps: Finding Good Health Information on the Internet
• Science Literacy Introduction from the NCCIH: Know the Science
• National Network of Libraries of Medicine: Criteria for Evaluating Health Websites
• Looking at the Medical Research Literature: How to Read a Research Paper