I'm curious to see How many people see something on FB, here or elsewhere and look it up for...

Chiefjustice · 46-50, M

I cannot take just based on face value, i sure do verify or at leat try to verify the source of information. And I know many here do the same.

Following blindly is like commiting suicide.

calicuz · 56-60, M

This is true, and with so much misinformation and propaganda, we are responsible to educate ourselves and verify information.

BillyMack · 46-50, M

I’ve stopped believing any news people share on fb, instagram, here or whatever.

I go to allsides.com to see what both sides, politically, say about a topic, and then learn from there.

ThePatientAnarchist · 61-69

I remember years back already somebody posted on here "I just found out that Sandy Hook [mass shooting at a US school] was fake". Well no, you didn't, because it was not fake. You were looking around on line and fell into a particularly ugly conspiracy theory.
It is sad and enraging that with so much knowledge at our fingertips, there is also so much falsehood and so many of us are caught in these webs of lies.

CrazyMusicLover · 31-35

I noticed AI-made fake news of disasters on Facebook lately and honestly, that is a pretty f**ked up thing to do.
It was also a bit of a wake up call for me and now if something catches my attention, I'm going to verify it before telling anyone else about it.

What I absolutely hate the most are articles about supposed local accidents or disasters and when you scroll down, you'll learn that it was just a crisis training. Imagine you're planning a travel and suddenly see that there was a massive car crash on the road you're supposed to pass through, closed from the both sides and only then you read that it was a training that took place 2 days ago. 🤦🏻‍♀

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valentini · 61-69, M

I always try to look these things up but one problem is, eventually, how do you know which information is correct? (Excepting the obvious ones that are pretty prima facia loony) That's a big issue underlying the whole discussion. Everything is suspect.

NerdyPotato ·

I do try on important topics.

Jenny1234 · 56-60, F

It’s true !

exexec · 70-79, C

I always check and try to get to the original source.

Convivial · 26-30, F

I do... Trust but verify ;)

Ferric67 · M

I try to fact check everything

MrAverage1965 · 61-69, M

I assume most of what I see and read is fake these days, even on mainstream media.

jackson55 · M

So much of what you see on the net or on the news is pure BS or a misrepresentation of the subject.

LavidaRaq · F

So many think, if it’s on FB it’s gotta be true. Not so

SunshineGirl · 36-40, F

If people did critically appraise everything they read rather than passively accepting it as fact, most populist politicians would start to become seriously worried 😌

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