{"id":362,"date":"2024-12-08T00:15:39","date_gmt":"2024-12-08T00:15:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/key\/?p=362"},"modified":"2024-12-08T00:15:39","modified_gmt":"2024-12-08T00:15:39","slug":"can-you-spot-three-fake-websites-and-compare-the-three-fake-websites-to-three-real-websites-plus-showcase-what-makes-the-fake-websites-fake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/key\/2024\/12\/08\/can-you-spot-three-fake-websites-and-compare-the-three-fake-websites-to-three-real-websites-plus-showcase-what-makes-the-fake-websites-fake\/","title":{"rendered":"Can you spot three fake websites and compare the three fake websites to three real websites, plus showcase what makes the fake websites fake?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Spotting fake websites involves looking for certain warning signs.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Fake URL<\/strong>: Fake websites often use misspelled URLs or add extra words (e.g., &#8220;amazonn.com&#8221;). Real websites have consistent, verified URLs like &#8220;amazon.com.&#8221;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Poor Design and Errors<\/strong>: Fake websites tend to have unprofessional layouts, broken links, and numerous spelling errors. Legitimate websites like &#8220;paypal.com&#8221; are well-designed, responsive, and error-free.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>No HTTPS<\/strong>: Fake websites might lack the &#8220;HTTPS&#8221; in their URLs, meaning they aren&#8217;t secured. Genuine sites such as &#8220;google.com&#8221; always use HTTPS, ensuring encryption for user data.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Fake sites exploit these weaknesses to deceive users, while real ones ensure security, consistency, and professionalism.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spotting fake websites involves looking for certain warning signs.&nbsp; Fake sites exploit these weaknesses to deceive users, while real ones ensure security, consistency, and professionalism.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25822,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wds_primary_category":4},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/key\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/362"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/key\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/key\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/key\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/25822"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/key\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=362"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/key\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/362\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":363,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/key\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/362\/revisions\/363"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/key\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=362"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/key\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=362"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/key\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=362"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}