The reliability of information in the global information space is one of the most important problems of globalization. The credibility of various information resources is currently being studied and considered in different ways. In some cases, the problem of the reliability of information can be assessed as harmful and dangerous. This article, looks at the problem of information reliability in a general theoretical context. Efforts are also made to classify information arrays and categorize information consumers. The "general picture" of the results of a sociological survey of 100 students shows that the problem is significant. In many cases, young people are not "interested" in the reliability of the information, and in some cases they resign themselves to this situation.