webidence en · NOUN
Etymology
Blend of Web + evidence.
Meanings
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(uncountable) Evidence (or ostensible evidence) for something, found on the World Wide Web.
In light of these pitfalls we need 'Standards of Webidence' to guide the selection and documentation of online language for linguistic research.
2015, Corpus Linguistics and the Web, page 36:Webidence is scientific (type 1) and pseudo-scientific (type 2) medical advice and opinion posted on a website.
2000, BMJ: British Medical Journal, page 239: