Credibility Source


For each of the sources given, answer the following questions and rank them from most credible to least credible.

Who is the author?

What is the bias of the publication hosting the resource?

How recent is the resource?

What is the author’s purpose in writing?

 

  • CDC page:

https://www.cdc.gov/vaccinesafety/ensuringsafety/monitoring/vsd/index.html

  • TV host:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgpfNScEd3M

  • A peer-reviewed research paper of a study done in Denmark.

https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/M18-2101Links to an external site.

  • Social media:

https://www.facebook.com/katvond/posts/i-knew-the-minute-we-announced-our-pregnancy-that-we-would-be-bombarded-with-uns/10160649882585454/Links to an external site.

Note: This post by Kat Von D made headlines when it was first posted. She issued a statement and did interviews later saying that she regretted sounding so opposed to vaccines, but the post AND the replies below are still out there.