There is a lot of information out there on the internet that one could easily take in as factual and reliable when in reality it is nothing but misleading. There are different forms of misleading websites out there such as: counterfeit, malicious, product, fictitious, parodies/spoofs/entertainment, hacks, and disinformation. Each one of these categories has its own special way of misleading someone. Counterfeit, for example, is a web site that is pretending to be the real thing when it is actually not. That may be the most common type of misleading information on the internet. But even so, each of these categories are not perfect, sometimes it is hard to differentiate what type of false information would be in which category.
This is something that I think is wrong, there should be something done to prevent this but since everyone has access to the internet, as well as freedom of speech, it seems that everyone can input whatever kind of information they would like too. The best thing we can do is try to stop the actual crime on the internet and let the citizens be prepared on knowing ways to find out if something is false. This is really important to do especially for all of the scammers that are out there. A way to stop yourself from being scammed is to go to the main page of the website and look at the contact information and if you do not recognize or even trust the website, then do not respond in any way. Other tips are as follows: if you come across a .com and expected a .org, then stay on your toes. Second be aware of the language that is being said and the layout of the information for comic situations. Visit websites that regularly post hoaxes sites. you must also know that misleading information, such as really opinionated information, can give you information about another individual and be used to your advantaged. Lastly, search smart, use advances searches and trusted engine sites and limit the number of domains that pop and be aware of the information that is around you.
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