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Getting your facts straight with a little help from the web. (Computer Savvy).

Publication: Consumers' Research Magazine
Publication Date: 01-NOV-02 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Getting your facts straight with a little help from the web. (Computer Savvy).(fact-checking)

Article Excerpt
Say you're writing a report and need to double-check a fact or two. Or you've just heard something on the television or radio and want to make sure it's correct. What do you do?

In the past, you reached for an almanac or encyclopedia, or you headed to the library. Today, in the Age of the Internet, these facts are as close as your computer screen.

To check a fact you might be tempted to fire up Google, at www.google.com, the best general-interest Web search engine. But despite its sophisticated search technology that helps you home in on relevant information, Google can still be too scattershot an approach when fact checking.

Nothing beats an almanac for quick facts...

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