Fake News

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Fake news is a prominent topic - which surfaced to the fore in a major way in Amarican politics during the 2020 election, if not earlier.

It is important to keep one's mental hygiene, and part of that is not believing everything on the internet. To that end, it is important to distinguish between fake news and real news. Some basics to consider for assessing news rationally are:

  1. What is the source? What level of bias in either direction does it have? Start with https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/ to assess which direction any outlet leans. There are other resources at https://www.huffpost.com/entry/fake-news-guide-facebook_n_5831c6aae4b058ce7aaba169?section=politics. Check out the process used at https://www.factcheck.org/our-process/
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