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The internet is not a reliable source of information.It is generally believed that the Internet is an excellent means of communication but some people suggest that it may not be the best place to find information. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.

The internet has revolutionized our lives. It has changed the way we communicate and research. According to some people, the internet is a great communication tool but it is not a reliable source of information. I do not quite agree with this view. In my opinion, the internet is not only an excellent communication tool but also a treasure trove of information. The internet has given us access to a vast pool of information. In fact, anyone who has access to a smart phone and an internet connection can now find information on just about any subject within a matter of seconds. This ease of finding information online has even made physical libraries redundant. The main problem with finding information online is that we cannot always trust the source. The internet allows anyone and everyone to be a writer and a publisher. You can blog on any topic; you can post your opinions on any subjects. No one will ask you whether you are qualified to do so. As a result, some of the information that we find online is not very reliable. This, however, does not mean that all the information on the internet is erroneous. While I admit that it is possible to find factually incorrect information on some lesser known websites, blogs and forums, the truth is that the vast majority of these unreliable sources do not make it to search results. When you do a Google search for a particular keyword, the websites that pop up are authority sites that do their research before posting information online. Take, for instance, the case of online encyclopedia Wikipedia. Anyone can edit it so we might think that it will contain a lot of mistakes. On the contrary, Wikipedia does not contain any more errors than the celebrated Encyclopedia Britannica because it has committed editors and writers who want to provide the most authentic information to their readers. To conclude, I do not agree with the argument that the internet is not a reliable place to find information. If we only refer to authority websites and blogs we do not have to worry about the authenticity of the information we find.
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changed
the way we communicate and research. According to
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some
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people
, the internet is a great communication tool
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but
it is not a reliable source of
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information
. I do not quite
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agree
with this view. In my opinion, the internet is not
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only
an excellent communication tool
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but
also
a treasure trove of information.

The internet has
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given
us access to a vast pool of
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information
. In fact, anyone who has access to a smart phone and an internet connection can
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now
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find
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information
on
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just
about any subject within a matter of seconds. This
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ease
of finding
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information
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online
has even made physical libraries redundant.

The main problem with finding
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information
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online
is that we cannot always trust the source. The internet
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allows
anyone and everyone to be a writer and a publisher. You can blog on any topic; you can post your opinions on any subjects. No one will ask you whether you
are qualified
to do
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so
.
As a result
,
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some
of the
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information
that we
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find
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online
is not
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very
reliable. This,
however
, does not mean that all the
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information
on the internet is erroneous.

While I admit that it is possible to
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find
factually
incorrect
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information
on
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some
lesser known websites, blogs and forums, the truth is that the vast majority of these unreliable sources do not
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make
it to search results. When you do a Google search for a particular keyword, the websites that pop up are authority sites that do their research
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before
posting
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information
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online
. Take,
for instance
, the case of
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online
encyclopedia Wikipedia. Anyone can edit it
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so
we might
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think
that it will contain
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a lot of
mistakes.
On the contrary
, Wikipedia does not contain any more errors than the celebrated Encyclopedia Britannica
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because
it has committed editors and writers who want to provide the most authentic
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information
to their readers.

To conclude
, I do not
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agree
with the argument that the internet is not a reliable place to
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find
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information
. If we
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only
refer to authority websites and blogs we do not
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have to
worry about the authenticity of the
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information
we
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find
.
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IELTS essay The internet is not a reliable source of information. It is generally believed that the Internet is an excellent means of communication but some people suggest that it may not be the best place to find information.

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  American English
5 paragraphs
362 words
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