Yeah that's one thing I don't trust police officers, they have been at my home and failed to protect me.

Frequently.

I know the difference between fact and opinion, and the signs, enough to consider when to question if any given statement is fact or opinion.

I wqant source information, not third-hand opinions by people I suspect may be trying to tell me what to think rather than what is.

Responses like "everyone knows/ does /.." and "now we all...", mis-used technical terms like "exponential" and hanging percentages are also immediate alerts for me.


Genuine health information without needing consult my doctor? I refer to the National Health Service web-site or for specific problems, its 111 service. Certainly not "homehypochondria-dot-com" sites, single-matter campaigners, nor even SimilarWorlds.

Some point of law, or simply verifying my car's MoT test and insurance papers are correct? I use the appropriate governmental web-sites; operated by the Civil Service not the politicians.

A taxes or pensions query? HMRC - though that has a terrible, much-publicised and discussed reputation for its advice services being so desperately overloaded that it is almost unreachable. (Rather like the "Help" lines for BT and Microsoft, but I accuse those businesses of deliberate obstruction... except when you want to buy anything from them.)

Bus or trains times? The respective company's time-tables.

Some area of technical information? Find the appropriate sources.

Using some power tool or appliance for the first time? Read its instructions supplied with it (and keep them).


My main exceptions, if I need reliable advice and honest opinions on real topics, are usually technical questions to specific fora dedicated to the subject.

I had no trouble trusting Joe Biden and Barack Obama.
They didn’t send us to any unnecessary wars either.

Never, I only trust myself.

ugh today was the wrong day 😐

Rarely. I check their source.

It depends on which authority figure is giving the info.

I never have absolute trust in any human being..

I consider what others have to say.. But i never make another human being my god..

Depends on the authority figure. Some have shown a lifelong devotion to finding and explaining the facts. Others have shown a lifelong devotion to misleading and deflecting.

Quite often, though I also check their credentials and use critical thought to question their statements where needed.

Never...

It's kinda their job to keep the information.

Everything is available if you know where to look

Hahahhahahaha

This is how I feel about Authority Figures. I trust authority like I trust a vending machine — I put my money in and hope something good comes out and nothing ever does but spoiled food

Shit!

Zero.