Table 1.

Website questions.

Category	Question number	Question tag	Statement about the website characteristic
Creators	q0	Creator confidence	I believe that the creators of this website are honest and trustworthy.
Creators	q1	Expert quote	There are experts quoted or referenced on this website.
Creators	q2	Organization	This website notes an association with a trustworthy organization.
Creators	q3	Expert info	Experts wrote information on this website.
Creators	q4	Nonprofit	This website is run by a nonprofit organization.
Design	q5	Interactive	I like the interactive aspects of this website.
Design	q6	Images	I like the use of images on this website.
Design	q7	Up to date	This website appears up to date.
Design	q8	Ads	I can distinguish ads from website content.
Design	q9	Look	I like the look and feel of this website.
Design	q10	Features	This website includes all relevant features/functionalities that I value on websites.
Design	q11	Design	The design of this website is similar to websites I like to use.
Design	q12	Professional	This website appears professional.
Design	q13	Navigate	This website is easy to navigate.
Content	q14	Errors	This website contains errors (spelling or grammar, not accuracy of content).
Content	q15	Address	This website provides an address or phone number.
Content	q16	Contact	This website makes it easy to contact its creators.
Content	q17	Promotional	This website has limited advertising or other promotional material.
Overall trust	q18	Info trust	I trust information from this website.
Overall trust	q19	Quality	Overall, this website is a quality resource.
Overall trust	q20a	Biased	This website is biased.
Overall trust	q21	Recommend	I would recommend this page to a friend who is searching for information on this topic.

^aQuestion 20 was removed from the overall trust domain owing to poor correlation with other overall trust questions.