{"id":293,"date":"2024-02-20T22:30:25","date_gmt":"2024-02-20T22:30:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/indialopez-g\/?p=293"},"modified":"2024-02-20T22:31:18","modified_gmt":"2024-02-20T22:31:18","slug":"journal-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/indialopez-g\/2024\/02\/20\/journal-6\/","title":{"rendered":"Real Vs. Fake Websites- Journal 6"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Can you spot three fake websites and compare the three fake websites to three real websites, plus showcase what makes the fake websites fake?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Note: Don\u2019t generate\/access or click on any unwanted\/fake websites on your web browsers. Showcase with examples, what makes the fake websites<\/strong> <strong>fake<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3 fake websites:<br>&#8211; https:\/\/zapatopi.net\/treeoctopus\/<br>&#8211; https:\/\/www.allaboutexplorers.com\/<br>&#8211; https:\/\/askanydifference.com\/difference-between-saltwater-and-freshwater\/#google_vignette<br>3 real websites:<br>&#8211; https:\/\/www.heroinesinc.org\/<br>&#8211; https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/<br>&#8211; https:\/\/www.niche.com\/<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Here are some guidelines to help authenticate a website<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Examine the URL- Make sure that it matches the official domain of the business or organization it claims. This examination helps to avoid falling for fraud and tricky schemes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Watch for errors- Watch out for grammar errors, and spelling mistakes. Many hoax websites show these signs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Look for professionalism- Professional websites are normally well-designed and user-friendly. Be aware if the website needs to be updated or more professional.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Verify HTTPS- Legitimate websites use HTTPS. Ensure there is an \u201cS\u201d at the end as many people miss this error.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Confirm contact details- You can confirm contact details by calling the phone number, sending an email, or looking up the address. Here is an example of a real email address \u201cjane.doe@domain.com., jane_doe@domain.com.\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Utilize online tools such as Norton Safe Web, Google safe browsing, etc. This helps avoid potential risks<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Now I am going to explain why the first three websites are fake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although the first three websites have \u201cHTTPS\u201d, These websites look unprofessional; the words in the category bar are blurry, they have errors, and false information, and the contact information is not legit. Two of the fake websites had a lot of pop-up ads with fake deals. Whereas the next three legit websites are professional, The URL matches the domain of their business\/organization, has no errors, is user-friendly, has legit contact information, and has a lock on the left of their URL.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Can you spot three fake websites and compare the three fake websites to three real websites, plus showcase what makes the fake websites fake? Note: Don\u2019t generate\/access or click on any unwanted\/fake websites on your web browsers. Showcase with examples, what makes the fake websites fake. 3 fake websites:&#8211; https:\/\/zapatopi.net\/treeoctopus\/&#8211; https:\/\/www.allaboutexplorers.com\/&#8211; https:\/\/askanydifference.com\/difference-between-saltwater-and-freshwater\/#google_vignette3 real websites:&#8211; https:\/\/www.heroinesinc.org\/&#8211;&#8230; <\/p>\n<div class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/indialopez-g\/2024\/02\/20\/journal-6\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":28474,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wds_primary_category":0},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/indialopez-g\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/293"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/indialopez-g\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/indialopez-g\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/indialopez-g\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/28474"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/indialopez-g\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=293"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/indialopez-g\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/293\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":295,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/indialopez-g\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/293\/revisions\/295"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/indialopez-g\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=293"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/indialopez-g\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=293"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/indialopez-g\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=293"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}