The are ways to determine if the web information you have found is good, reliable information. BUT it takes work unlike a library article or even a library recommended web site.
Review the following sites and determine which ones are reliable information and which ones are there to play with your mind. If you need to learn how to evaluate the information see the following helpful links (these are good links!). How do I evaluate web sites? (from Notre Dame, IN) or Evaluating the Web (from Lesley University, MA).
.org and .com are organizations, association, or business can you evaluate the following sites?
Martin Luther King Jr.: A True Historical Examination
Dihydrogen Monoxide Research Division
How can you tell if something is a real newspaper or magazine, can you figure out the site?
Newspapers and Current Periodicals Reading Room
The Onion: America's Finest News Source
Will the real World Trade Organization please stand up?
World Trade Organization Choice A
World Trade Organization Choice B