Ch.3 Finding and Evaluating Information Concept
Question
Why is the first search result not always the best source?
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Answer
Ranking reflects relevance signals, popularity, ads, personalisation, and SEO, not truth.
For EU law, go to EUR-Lex or official EU pages rather than a random summary.
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Ranking bias: why the first result is not the best source
Search ranking reflects relevance signals, popularity, ads, personalisation, and SEO, not truth; the exam trap is assuming the top result is the most authoritative.
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