Example 2 - Clear original source

• Clear original source of content found on other sites
This example is from an actual page quality rating task.

Some raters indicated that this page has copied content. Does it? Let's continue through the steps to see.

• Search for this phrase: "A master of creating the illusion of three-dimensional forms and figures on flag walls." You will find many results. We should try to determine if there is one plausible original source for this content.

• Let's start with our URL. On the landing page, click the "about us" link to see who is responsible for the content of the website: About us page of clear original source
. You'll find this information which shows that this is a very authoritative source for the content:

Since the laying of the Capitol cornerstone by George Washington in 1793, the Architect of the Capitol (AOC) has served the United States as builder and steward of many of the nation's most iconic and indelible landmark buildings. These include

the U.S. Capitol, Capitol Visitor Center, Senate Office Buildings, House Office Buildings, Supreme Court, Library of Congress, U.S. Botanic Garden and Capitol Grounds.
Now let's look at this result which came up when we searched for the phrase on Google: Page with copied content. This is a far less authoritative source. In addition, the text at the bottom of the article cites "the Architect of the Capitol" at the bottom in the Credits section: "Images and descriptions online, courtesy Architect of the Capitol."
There are other copies of this article on the web, but we can see that the original URL is a page on a highly authoritative website for this content and that other sources cite this page. At this point, we can conclude that Clear

original source is the original source of the article, though there are many copies on other websites.
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