Hoax+Website

Fact or Fiction?

Visit the following websites and use the skills you have learned to determine if the website is a factual site or a hoax.


 * 1) 1 Visit the Leukaemia Foundation website at: []

1. At first glance, how does the site appear? Does it seem like a hoax site? Does it seem professional? What aspects of the site add to its professional or fake appearance?

2. What is the date that the site was last updated?

3. Who is/are the author(s)?

4. What is the main topic or claim of the website?

5. Copy the name of the medical advisor for the site, Associate Professor Ken Bradstock. What information can you locate about this person? Has this person published any work that would indicate whether or not he is a valid medical professional? Where did you locate information about him?

6. Can you verify if this site is a hoax or real? What led you to your conclusion?


 * 1) 2 GenoChoice []

1. At first glance, how does the site appear? Does it seem like a hoax site? Does it seem professional? What aspects of the site add to its professional or fake appearance?

4. What is the main topic or claim of the website?

5. What steps did you take to conclude that the website was valid or a hoax?

