How can I make sure I’m not getting false information from the internet?

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Donald Soranno · Answer

How can I make sure I'm not getting false information from the internet? Great question. And this is an issue that we've been seeing for years. Just because you see it on the internet doesn't mean it's true. I think one thing that you need to do is check your sources. Where are you getting that from? Is it a reputable website? Is it a reputable news organization? Is it some obscure location? Also try to find that source somewhere else. If you're searching for information, just don't go with the first site that you get. Look at several different sources and see if you're getting that same type of information. That's what's important. Just like if you're doing a book report, you're not going to do it, if you're doing a research paper, excuse me, you're not just going to go with one source and write everything on that. You're going to go to several different sources to be able to get that information so you're well informed. And that's the biggest thing with the internet, is make sure that you're well informed. That you're checking your sources, you're seeing if they're a valid and legitimate source, and then you're doing some other fact checking. Looking in other areas to see if this information is only coming up from this one source, or if the same type of information is coming up from several different websites and newspapers, or which would lend more credibility to it, that if several people are reading and talking about it, that may give more credence to it. But just because several people are talking about it, doesn't mean it's actually accurate. You need to look into it and see where it's coming from. So a lot of it can be, you need to do some research on the net, see where you're getting that, and don't just believe everything you see on Facebook and Twitter and Instagram.

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"How can I make sure I’m not getting false information from the internet?"