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       👋 🤔 In today's world there's a war on truth and now with AI it's often more difficult to differentiate a real news story from one that is fake. 🧵  1/2 When I read a headline from a 'new to me',  unfamiliar source, I try to remember to check it's credibility before I trust and share the article.Here are steps I take to fact check a source and perhaps you might find this helpful:1: Is this story reported elsewhere? (run a search)2: If it is, and the additional sources are credible :  more than likely it's true so, share✅  , if not then I proceed as follows:If the story is Not reported elsewhere,  I *combine* the following steps:  a) ask trustworthy friends if they've heard of  the source    b) run a media bias check    c) check that source's previously published articles for credibility (see step #1)     d) Analyze the text/writing style and structure of the article--often AI generated print/writing appears "off",  'sterile'. And a new step I just now discovered, thanks to   @oliver_schafeld  , is check the source to view information about the website using this link :e)   https://lookup.icann.org/en/lookup  f) trust my "gut feeling" (often our subconscious picks up clues something is amiss. )🧵  continued 👇#media #FactCheck #FakeNews
       
 (DIR) Post #AwTeGlmLxmcBOTz7se by SnowyCA@vivaldi.net
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       🧵   2/2 Once I have gathered  the results of steps a-f , I total the 'results' and make my decision as whether or not to believe and share the info. (If there is an indication of the possibility of a fake news source, I make a note to put that source on my "questionable" list.)If you have any helpful advice, what works for you, please add it to this thread. Thanks #media #FakeNews #FactCheck