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tiredtoo

(2,949 posts) Tue Dec 20, 2016, 01:18 AM Dec 2016

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is there a place one can go to check the veracity of a website? EOM

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is there a place one can go to check the veracity of a website? EOM (Original Post) tiredtoo Dec 2016 OP

By "veracity" do you mean is it a legitimate web site, or is its content accurate? The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2016 #1

referring to a legitimate web site. tiredtoo Dec 2016 #3

whois.net RealityChik Dec 2016 #2

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,692 posts)

1. By "veracity" do you mean is it a legitimate web site, or is its content accurate?

Reply to tiredtoo (Original post)

Tue Dec 20, 2016, 01:19 AM

Dec 2016

tiredtoo

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3. referring to a legitimate web site.

Reply to The Velveteen Ocelot (Reply #1)

Tue Dec 20, 2016, 11:11 AM

Dec 2016

RealityChik

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2. whois.net

Reply to tiredtoo (Original post)

Tue Dec 20, 2016, 02:11 AM

Dec 2016

enter the domain name at whois.net and see who owns it. If it's registered to a company in China, Russia or elsewhere, when the website displays the company is located in Arlington VA, that's a clear sign something isn't right.
https://whois.net/

Or if you think a website is a fake version of a real one, enter the domain name of the real one in another browser page in the address bar and see what comes up.

To be a little safer on the web, there is a plug-in called WOT, or Web of Trust, that displays little discs next to a website in google. Green is considered safe, yellow is questionable, go there at your own risk, and Red, which is Danger, danger! Damage alert! I know this plug in is available for Firefox, and possibly Safari, but I don't know about the others. May be available in Google Chrome. I rely on that plug-in faithfully.

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