Editing Quackwatch (section)

== Influence ==
Sources that mention Stephen Barrett's ''Quackwatch'' as a useful source for consumer information include website reviews,<ref name="jaroff_bust">{{cite magazine |last=Jaroff |first=L |date=April 22, 2001 |title=The Man Who Loves To Bust Quacks |url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1101010430-107254,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050406044958/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1101010430-107254,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 6, 2005 |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |access-date=August 16, 2007}}</ref><ref name="ascp">{{cite news|first=Bao-Anh |last=Nguyen-Khoa |title=Selected Web Site Reviews — Quackwatch.com |url=http://www.ascp.com/publications/tcp/1999/jul/access.shtml |publisher=[[American Society of Consultant Pharmacists|The Consultant Pharmacist]] |date=July 1999 |access-date=June 24, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090318041703/http://www.ascp.com/publications/tcp/1999/jul/access.shtml |archive-date=March 18, 2009 }}</ref><ref name=21_sites>{{cite web|url=http://www.quackwatch.org/00AboutQuackwatch/new.html|title=Recent Additions to Quackwatch|access-date=April 4, 2019}}</ref><ref name="The Good Web Guide"/><ref name="forbes">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.forbes.com/bow/b2c/review.jhtml?id=865 |magazine=[[Forbes]] |title=Best of the Web website reviews: Quackwatch. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080114071544/http://www.forbes.com/bow/b2c/review.jhtml?id=865 |archive-date=January 14, 2008 }}</ref><ref name="thedietchannel">{{cite news|title=Diet Channel Award Review Of Quackwatch|url=http://www.thedietchannel.com/Quackwatch-Review.htm|access-date=September 18, 2007|quote=Quackwatch is a very informative site which informs you about health fraud and gives you advice on many decisions.}}</ref><ref name="USNWR1999">{{cite news|title=U.S. News & World Report: The Best of The Web Gets Better |url=https://www.usnews.com/usnews/culture/articles/991115/archive_002597_7.htm |work=US News |date=November 7, 1999 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060524122033/http://www.usnews.com/usnews/culture/articles/991115/archive_002597_7.htm |archive-date=May 24, 2006 }}</ref> government agencies, and various journals<ref name="AJPE">{{Cite journal |pmc = 1803699|year = 2006|last1 = Pray|first1 = W. S.|title = Ethical, Scientific, and Educational Concerns with Unproven Medications|journal = American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education|volume = 70|issue = 6|pages = 141|pmid = 17332867|doi = 10.5688/aj7006141}}</ref><ref name="JME">{{cite journal |doi=10.1177/0273475303257763|title=If it Walks Like a Duck{{nbsp}}...: Concerns about Quackery in Marketing Education|journal=Journal of Marketing Education|volume=26|pages=4–16|year=2004|last1=Chonko|first1=Lawrence B.|s2cid=167338734|id={{ERIC|EJ807197}}}}</ref><ref name="MJA" >{{Cite journal |pmid = 16336135|year = 2005|last1 = Sampson|first1 = Wallace|title = Propagation of the absurd: Demarcation of the absurd revisited|journal = The Medical Journal of Australia|volume = 183|issue = 11–12|pages = 580–1|last2 = Atwood IV|first2 = Kimball|doi = 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2005.tb00040.x|s2cid = 43272637}}</ref><ref name="JADA">{{cite journal |doi=10.1016/S0002-8223(01)00117-1|title=Internet hoaxes: How to spot them and how to debunk them|journal=Journal of the American Dietetic Association|volume=101|issue=4|pages=460|year=2001|last1=Cunningham|first1=Eleese|last2=Marcason|first2=Wendy}}</ref><ref name=JAMA>{{cite journal |doi=10.1001/jama.280.15.1380|pmid=9794323|title=Click here: How to find reliable online health information and resources|journal=JAMA|volume=280|issue=15|pages=1380|year=1998}}</ref> including ''[[The Lancet]]''.<ref name="The Lancet">{{Cite journal |doi = 10.1016/S0140-6736(05)78918-2|title = Medical quackery squashers on the web|journal = The Lancet|volume = 351|issue = 9114|pages = 1520|year = 1998|last1 = Larkin|first1 = Marilynn|s2cid = 54300255}}</ref>

=== Mention in media, books, and journals ===
Quackwatch has been mentioned in the media, books and various journals, as well as receiving several awards and honors.<ref name="Awards and Honors">{{cite web|title=Awards Received by Quackwatch|url=http://www.quackwatch.org/00AboutQuackwatch/Awards/awards.html |work=Quackwatch|date=November 7, 2005 }}</ref> The ''[[Journal of the American Medical Association]]'' mentioned Quackwatch as one of nine "select sites that provide reliable health information and resources" in 1998.<ref name="JAMA"/> It was also listed as one of three medical sites in ''[[U.S. News & World Report]]'s'' "Best of the Web" in 1999.<ref name="USNWR1999"/> Thomas R. Eng, director of the [[United States Department of Health and Human Services|U.S. Department of Health and Human Services]] Science Panel on Interactive Communication and Health, stated in 1999 that while "the government doesn't endorse Web sites{{nbsp}}...[Quackwatch] is the only site I know of right now looking at issues of fraud and health on the Internet."<ref name="Ladd">{{cite news|first=Donna|last=Ladd|title=Dr. Who? Diagnosing Medical Fraud May Require a Second Opinion|url=http://www.villagevoice.com/news/doctor-who-6421391|work=[[The Village Voice]]|date=June 22, 1999|access-date=August 5, 2017}}</ref>

Sources that mention quackwatch.org as a resource for consumer information include the [[United States Department of Agriculture]], the [[U.S. National Institutes of Health]], the ''[[Skeptic's Dictionary]]'', the Diet Channel, and articles published in ''[[The Lancet]]'', the ''[[American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education]]'', the ''[[Journal of Marketing Education]]'', the ''[[Medical Journal of Australia]]'', and the ''[[American Dietetic Association#Additional publications|Journal of the American Dietetic Association]]''.<ref name=QW_as_a_resource>Sources that mention quackwatch.org as a resource for consumer information:
* {{cite web|url=https://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/fraud-and-nutrition-misinformation|title=Fraud and Nutrition Misinformation |work=Food and Nutrition Information Center|publisher=[[United States Department of Agriculture]]|access-date=March 31, 2019}}
* {{cite journal |pmc = 1803699|year = 2006|last1 = Pray|first1 = W. S.|title = Ethical, Scientific, and Educational Concerns with Unproven Medications|journal = [[American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education]]|volume = 70|issue = 6|pages = 141|pmid = 17332867|doi = 10.5688/aj7006141}} Quackwatch and ''[[Skeptical Inquirer]]'' are suggested resources for a pharmacy course on unproven medications and therapies.<!--not in the digital copy on pubmed, but it appears as a line item in a table in the print version-->
* {{cite journal |doi=10.1016/S0140-6736(05)78918-2|title=Medical quackery squashers on the web|journal=[[The Lancet]]|volume=351|issue=9114|pages=1520|year=1998|last1=Larkin|first1=Marilynn|s2cid=54300255}}. Names Quackwatch as the premier site for exposing purveyors of health frauds, myths, and fads.
* {{cite journal |doi=10.1177/0273475303257763|title=If it Walks Like a Duck{{nbsp}}...: Concerns about Quackery in Marketing Education|journal=[[Journal of Marketing Education]]|volume=26|pages=4–16|year=2004|last1=Chonko|first1=Lawrence B.|s2cid=167338734}} Chonko states "Many of the thoughts on which this article is based are adapted from materials found on this site." (referring to Quackwatch)
* {{cite journal |pmid = 16336135|year = 2005|last1 = Sampson|first1 = W.|title = Propagation of the absurd: Demarcation of the absurd revisited|journal = [[The Medical Journal of Australia]]|volume = 183|issue = 11–12|pages = 580–1|last2 = Atwood IV|first2 = Kimball|author-link2=Kimball Atwood|doi = 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2005.tb00040.x|s2cid = 43272637}}. Sampson says that "CAM source information tends to exclude well known critical and objective web pages such as those found on Quackwatch (www.quackwatch.org)."
* {{cite journal |doi = 10.1016/S0002-8223(01)00117-1|title = Internet Hoaxes|journal = [[Journal of the American Dietetic Association]]|volume = 101|issue = 4|pages = 460|year = 2001|last1 = Cunningham|first1 = Eleese|last2 = Marcason|first2 = Wendy}}
* [[U.S. National Institutes of Health]]: [http://www.nia.nih.gov/HealthInformation/Publications/quackery.htm Health Quackery: Spotting Health Scams] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090831003638/http://www.nia.nih.gov/HealthInformation/Publications/quackery.htm |date=August 31, 2009 }} – [[U.S. National Institutes of Health]]
* {{cite web|title=Nursing on the Net Web Sampler: Health News, Health Fraud & Continuing Education|url=https://nnlm.gov/psr/guides/nursing-sampler/news-fraud-ce|website=National Network of Libraries of Medicine: Pacific Southwest Region|access-date=April 18, 2019}}
* {{cite web|first=Robert Todd|last=Carroll|title="alternative" health practice|url=http://skepdic.com/althelth.html|work=[[Skeptic's Dictionary]]|date=January 29, 2008|access-date=February 2, 2008}}
* Diet Channel: {{cite news|title=Diet Channel Award Review Of Quackwatch|url=http://www.thedietchannel.com/Quackwatch-Review.htm|publisher=Diet Channel|access-date=September 18, 2007|quote=Quackwatch is a very informative site which informs you about health fraud and gives you advice on many decisions.}}</ref> In addition, several nutrition associations link to Quackwatch.<ref name="Dietetic Associations">{{cite news|title=Links|url=https://gnyda.org/Links|publisher=Greater New York Dietetic Association|access-date=April 21, 2019|archive-date=April 21, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190421143950/https://gnyda.org/Links|url-status=dead}}<br />&nbsp;•{{cite news|title=Professional Resources — Health Quackery|url=https://www.dce.org/public-resources/health-quackery|work=[[American Dietetic Association]]|publisher=Diabetes Care and Education|year=2007|access-date=April 21, 2019}}</ref> An article in ''[[PC World (magazine)|PC World]]'' listed it as one of three websites for finding the truth about Internet rumors.<ref name=Luhn>Robert Luhn, "[http://www.pcworld.com/article/111109-3/best_free_stuff_on_the_web.html Best Free Stuff on the Web] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120918065108/http://www.pcworld.com/article/111109/article.html |date=September 18, 2012 }}," ''[[PC World (magazine)|PC World]]'' June 30, 2003 </ref> A ''[[Washington Post]]'' review of alternative medicine websites noted that "skeptics may find Quackwatch offers better truth-squadding than the [[Food and Drug Administration]] or the [[National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine]]."<ref name=Walker>Leslie Walker. [https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/tech/marchpullout/032699wwwmedicine.htm Alternative Medicine Sites.] ''[[Washington Post]]'', March 26, 1999</ref>

The books ''Low-Carb Dieting for Dummies'' (2003),<ref name="Katherine B. Chauncey">{{cite book |author=Katherine B. Chauncey |pages=292 |title=Low-Carb Dieting For Dummies |publisher=For Dummies |year=2003 |isbn=978-0-7645-2566-7}}</ref> ''The Arthritis Helpbook'' (2006),<ref name="Kate Lorig">{{cite book |author1=Kate Lorig |author2=James Fries |pages=[https://archive.org/details/arthritishelpboo00rnka/page/335 335] |title=The Arthritis Helpbook |publisher=Da Capo Press |year=2006 |isbn=978-0-7382-1070-4 |url=https://archive.org/details/arthritishelpboo00rnka/page/335 }}</ref> ''The Rough Guide to the Internet'' (2007),<ref name="Peter Buckley">{{cite book |author1=Peter Buckley |author2=Duncan Clark |chapter=Thing to do online |pages=273 |title=The Rough Guide To The Internet |edition=13th |publisher=Rough Guides |year=2007 |isbn=978-1-84353-839-4}}</ref> ''Navigating the Medical Maze: A Practical Guide'' (2008),<ref name="Steven L. Brown">{{cite book |author=Steven L. Brown |chapter=How Can I Tell If The Evidence Is Any Good? |pages=[https://archive.org/details/navigatingmedica00brow/page/191 191] |title=Navigating the Medical Maze: A Practical Guide |edition=2nd |publisher=Brazos Press |year=2008 |isbn=978-1-58743-207-1 |chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/navigatingmedica00brow/page/191 }}</ref> ''Chronic Pain for Dummies'' (2008),<ref name="For Dummies">{{cite book |chapter=Ten or So Web Sources for People with Chronic Pain |pages=327 |title=Chronic Pain For Dummies |publisher=For Dummies |year=2008 |isbn=978-0-471-75140-3}}</ref> and ''The 2009 Internet Directory'' (2008)<ref name="Vince Averello">{{cite book |author1=Vince Averello |author2=Mikal E. Belicove |author3=Nancy Conner |author4=Adrienne Crew |author5=Sherry Kinkoph Gunter |author6=Faithe Wempen |pages=[https://archive.org/details/2009internetdire0000unse/page/236 236] |title=The 2009 Internet Directory: Web 2.0 Edition |edition=1st |publisher=Que |year=2008 |isbn=978-0-7897-3816-5 |url=https://archive.org/details/2009internetdire0000unse/page/236}}</ref> mention or use content from Quackwatch.

=== Citations by journalists ===
Quackwatch and Barrett have also been cited by journalists in reports on [[therapeutic touch]],{{citation needed|date=April 2019}} [[Vitamin O]], [[Almon Glenn Braswell]]'s baldness treatments, [[Robert Barefoot]]'s [[coral calcium]] claims, [[William C. Rader]]'s "[[Embryonic stem cell|stem cell]]" therapy, [[noni juice]], [[shark cartilage]] and [[saturated fat]].<ref name=journalist_mentions>Journalist mentions of Quackwatch criticisms of:
* [[Almon Glenn Braswell]]: [[Associated Press]] (September 13, 2004). [http://www.nbc4.tv/news/3725785/detail.html Man Once Pardoned By Clinton Again Faces Prison.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051201032145/http://www.nbc4.tv/news/3725785/detail.html |date=December 1, 2005 }}
* [[Robert Barefoot]]'s [[coral calcium]] claims: Leon Jaroff, (March 14, 2003), [http://content.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,433084,00.html Coral Calcium: A Barefoot Scam], ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine
* [[William C. Rader]]'s "[[Embryonic stem cell|stem cell]]" therapy: Brian Vastag (September 2, 2008), [https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/29/AR2008082902517_pf.html Injections of Hope: Doctors Promote Offshore Stem Cell Shots, but Some Patients Cry Foul] ''[[Washington Post]]''
* [[Noni juice]]: {{cite magazine|url=https://www.forbes.com/lifestyle/health/feeds/hscout/2006/03/02/hscout531309.html|title=Noni Juice Might Lower Smokers' Cholesterol|magazine=[[Forbes]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070322074356/https://www.forbes.com/lifestyle/health/feeds/hscout/2006/03/02/hscout531309.html|archive-date=March 22, 2007}}
* [[Shark cartilage]]: Leon Jaroff, (September 29, 2004), [http://content.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,703185,00.html Medical Sharks], ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine
* [[Saturated fat]]: {{cite news |last1=Hamblin |first1=James |title=A Heart Surgeon's Viral Confession |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/01/a-heart-surgeons-viral-confession/283413/ |access-date=April 28, 2019 |work=The Atlantic |date=January 28, 2014 }}</ref>

=== Recommendations and endorsements ===
The [[American Cancer Society]] lists Quackwatch as one of ten reputable sources of information about alternative and complementary therapies in their book ''[[Cancer Medicine (book)|Cancer Medicine]]''.<ref name=ACS>{{cite encyclopedia|url=https://archive.org/details/cancermedicine60002unse/page/|isbn=978-1-55009-213-4|year=2003|encyclopedia=Holland – Frei Cancer Medicine|edition=6|at=[https://archive.org/details/cancermedicine60002unse/page/ Table 76-4, Reputable Sources of Information about Alternative and Complementary Therapies]|publisher=[[American Cancer Society]]|editor1-first=Donald W|editor1-last=Kufe|editor2-first=Raphael E|editor-last2=Pollock|editor-first3=Ralph R|editor-last3=Weichselbaum|editor-first4=Robert C|editor-last4=Bast Jr.|editor-first5=Ted S|editor-last5=Gansler|editor-first6=James F|editor-last6=Holland|editor-first7=Emil|editor-last7=Frei III|first1=Barrie R.|last1=Cassileth|first2=Andrew|last2=Vickers|title=Chapter 76. Complementary and Alternative Cancer Therapies}}</ref> In a long series of articles on various alternative medicine methods, it uses Quackwatch as a reference and includes criticisms of the methods.<ref name="ACS_altmed_series"><!-- [http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&rlz=1T4GWYE_enUS238US238&q=quackwatch+site%3Acancer.org&btnG=Search A Google search lists a long series of articles] --> A list of articles on many forms of alternative medicine on the [[American Cancer Society]] website that use Quackwatch as a source. [http://www.cancer.org/docroot/ETO/content/ETO_5_3X_Oxygen_Therapy.asp?sitearea=ETO&viewmode=print Oxygen Therapy] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030825205753/http://www.cancer.org/docroot/eto/content/eto_5_3x_oxygen_therapy.asp?sitearea=ETO&viewmode=print |date=August 25, 2003 }}, {{cite web |url=http://www.cancer.org/docroot/ETO/content/ETO_5_3X_Metabolic_Therapy.asp |title=Metabolic Therapy |access-date=July 26, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100628015912/http://www.cancer.org/docroot/ETO/content/ETO_5_3x_Metabolic_Therapy.asp |archive-date=June 28, 2010 }} Metabolic Therapy, [http://www.cancer.org/docroot/ETO/content/ETO_5_3X_Kirlian_Photography.asp Kirlian Photography] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100122103514/http://www.cancer.org/docroot/ETO/content/ETO_5_3X_Kirlian_Photography.asp |date=January 22, 2010 }}, [http://www.cancer.org/docroot/ETO/content/ETO_5_3X_Crystals.asp Crystals] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100627204410/http://www.cancer.org/docroot/ETO/content/ETO_5_3X_Crystals.asp |date=June 27, 2010 }},
[http://www.cancer.org/docroot/ETO/content/ETO_5_3X_Psychic_Surgery.asp Psychic Surgery] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100123194128/http://www.cancer.org/docroot/ETO/content/ETO_5_3X_Psychic_Surgery.asp |date=January 23, 2010 }},
[http://www.cancer.org/docroot/ETO/content/ETO_5_3x_Folic_Acid.asp?sitearea=ETO&viewmode=print& Folic Acid] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090415193137/http://www.cancer.org/docroot/ETO/content/ETO_5_3X_Folic_Acid.asp?sitearea=ETO&viewmode=print& |date=April 15, 2009 }}, [http://www.cancer.org/docroot/ETO/content/ETO_5_3X_Craniosacral_Therapy.asp Craniosacral Therapy] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100202210402/http://www.cancer.org/docroot/ETO/content/ETO_5_3X_Craniosacral_Therapy.asp |date=February 2, 2010 }}, [http://www.cancer.org/docroot/ETO/content/ETO_5_3X_Transcutaneous_Electrical_Nerve_Stimulation.asp Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100628014310/http://www.cancer.org/docroot/ETO/content/ETO_5_3X_Transcutaneous_Electrical_Nerve_Stimulation.asp |date=June 28, 2010 }}, [http://www.cancer.org/docroot/ETO/content/ETO_5_3X_Neuro-Linguistic_Programming.asp?sitearea=ETO Neuro-Linguistic Programming] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100409115545/http://www.cancer.org/docroot/ETO/content/ETO_5_3X_Neuro-Linguistic_Programming.asp?sitearea=ETO |date=April 9, 2010 }}, [http://www.cancer.org/docroot/ETO/content/ETO_5_3x_Questionable_Practices_In_Tijuana.asp Questionable Practices In Tijuana] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100627111208/http://www.cancer.org/docroot/ETO/content/ETO_5_3x_Questionable_Practices_In_Tijuana.asp |date=June 27, 2010 }}, [http://www.cancer.org/docroot/MIT/content/MIT_2_3X_Breathwork.asp Breathwork] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061205032040/http://www.cancer.org/docroot/MIT/content/MIT_2_3X_Breathwork.asp |date=December 5, 2006 }},
[http://www.cancer.org/docroot/ETO/content/ETO_5_3X_Moxibustion.asp Moxibustion] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100628014157/http://www.cancer.org/docroot/ETO/content/ETO_5_3X_Moxibustion.asp |date=June 28, 2010 }},
[http://www.cancer.org/docroot/ETO/content/ETO_5_3X_Faith_Healing.asp Faith Healing] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100212221706/http://www.cancer.org/docroot/ETO/content/ETO_5_3X_Faith_Healing.asp |date=February 12, 2010 }},
[http://www.cancer.org/docroot/ETO/content/ETO_5_3X_Cancer_Salves.asp?sitearea=ETO Cancer Salves] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100628020717/http://www.cancer.org/docroot/ETO/content/ETO_5_3X_Cancer_Salves.asp?sitearea=ETO |date=June 28, 2010 }},
[http://www.cancer.org/docroot/ETO/content/ETO_5_3X_Qigong.asp Qigong] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100626010408/http://www.cancer.org/docroot/ETO/content/ETO_5_3X_Qigong.asp |date=June 26, 2010 }},
[http://www.cancer.org/docroot/ETO/content/ETO_5_3X_Osteopathy.asp?sitearea=ETO&viewmode=print Osteopathy] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030806004535/http://www.cancer.org/docroot/ETO/content/ETO_5_3X_Osteopathy.asp?sitearea=ETO&viewmode=print |date=August 6, 2003 }}, [http://www.cancer.org/docroot/ETO/content/ETO_5_3X_Imagery.asp Imagery] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100425070930/http://www.cancer.org/docroot/ETO/content/ETO_5_3x_Imagery.asp |date=April 25, 2010 }},
[http://www.cancer.org/docroot/MIT/content/MIT_2_3X_Qigong.asp Qigong] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080528100333/http://www.cancer.org/docroot/MIT/content/MIT_2_3X_Qigong.asp |date=May 28, 2008 }},
[http://www.cancer.org/docroot/ETO/content/ETO_5_3X_Magnetic_Therapy.asp?sitearea=ETO Magnetic Therapy] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100627204312/http://www.cancer.org/docroot/ETO/content/ETO_5_3X_Magnetic_Therapy.asp?sitearea=ETO |date=June 27, 2010 }}.</ref>

The [[Health On the Net Foundation]], which confers the ''[[HONcode]]'' "Code of Conduct" certification to reliable sources of health information in cyberspace, recommends Quackwatch.<ref name=recommendation>[http://www.hon.ch/MediaCorner/FAQs_HONcode.html#HONcode8 Can you give some examples of charlatans and fraud on the health Internet?] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150910032450/http://www.hon.ch/MediaCorner/FAQs_HONcode.html#HONcode8 |date=September 10, 2015 }} [[Health On the Net Foundation]]</ref> It also advises Internet users to alert Quackwatch when they encounter "possibly or blatantly fraudulent" healthcare websites.<ref name=alert>[http://www.hon.ch/HONcode/audience_t.html How to be a vigilant user.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140513092504/http://www.hon.ch/HONcode/audience_t.html |date=May 13, 2014 }} [[Health On the Net Foundation]]</ref>

In a 2007 feasibility study on a method for identifying web pages that make unproven claims, the authors wrote:
{{quote|Our gold standard relied on selected unproven cancer treatments identified by experts at <nowiki>http://www.quackwatch.org</nowiki>{{nbsp}}... By using unproven treatments identified by an oversight organization, we capitalized on an existing high quality review.<ref name=Aphinyanaphongs>{{cite journal|pmid=17911859|url=http://www.hon.ch/medinf07_fichiers/Doc/Aphinyanaphongs_2007a.pdf|year=2007|last1=Aphinyanaphongs|first1=Y.|title=Text categorization models for identifying unproven cancer treatments on the web|journal=Studies in Health Technology and Informatics|volume=129|issue=Pt 2|pages=968–72|last2=Aliferis|first2=C.|access-date=March 28, 2009|archive-date=September 24, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924031234/http://www.hon.ch/medinf07_fichiers/Doc/Aphinyanaphongs_2007a.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>}}