It happened again this week. A client questioned something I said by responding, “But I read on the internet. . .”

Most often, when I’m confronted with that statement my “stock answer” of, “You can’t trust what’s on the internet because you don’t know the source of the information, ”  appeases the client. And it did this week. But this client’s information was so specific - - and so wrong - - that it caused me to wonder about my own use of the internet to find information.

I have used the internet to research everything from information I received from my doctor to vacation plans to choice of products I’m considering purchasing.  I try to limit myself to my trusted sites. I have also learned to discount negative reviews a bit as, it has been my experience, that people with negative opinions are more inclined to post on the internet.

How do you gauge the information you find on the internet?