Web Hoaxes

The article “Web Hoaxes, Counterfeit Sites, and Other Spurious Information on the Internet” is an eye opening article that illustrates problems with fictitious websites on the internet that I did not know existed. I knew that there were some sites that seemed fictitious or not 100% accurate but I did not know that there were sites that were devoted to such idiotic ideas as lip balm addiction. I also agree with the statement that there are many sites which contain accurate information for the most part but may have errors due to poor editing which could mislead or misinform its readers. These sights are not bad but the sites that try to fool readers on purpose and sell products or ideas that are completely false should be eliminated from the internet, but there is no way to do this. One website that came to mind when I was reading this article is “LegalSteroids.com”. This website attempts to sell every banned steroid in the United States “legally”. Anyone who would seriously try to order products from this site and give them a credit card number would have to be out of their mind. Although the products seem legit and the site is somewhat professional looking, there is something about it that just tells you it is trouble. There are sites that are fake that are not harmful or deceitful that can be for shear amusement of readers such as Edreport.com as listed in the reading. This site was created by two creative writers who wanted to entertain readers while voicing opinions. There is a line that should not be crossed as far as funny/fictitious sites and harmful/illegal/deceitful sites that do nothing positive for the internet and society.