Imagine you are reading an article about the goals of the national archives to reduce its energy use. what information would suggest that this source is likely reliable and credible?
a. this article was published in a well-known encyclopedia in 1972.
b. this article was published on the official website of the national archives in 2013.
c. this article was published as historical evidence by a writer on the internet.
d. this article was published anonymously on an educational blog in 1998.

the image shown is not a reliable source. it is not a photograph taken of the event, and it is not a painting created by someone who witnessed the event. the image can be considered yellow journalism because it is sensational and exaggerated. the explosion did not likely cause bodies to fly in the air or create a large fireball, as shown here. the image was created to make the american public angry about the explosion, not to show what actually happened.

the painting is not reliable.

the painting is exaggerated.

the painting is inaccurate.

the painting was created to make the public angry, not to show what really happened.