<p>👋 🤔 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. <br>🧵 1/2 <br>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.<br>Here are steps I take to fact check a source and perhaps you might find this helpful:</p><p>1: Is this story reported elsewhere? (run a search)<br>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:</p><p>If the story is Not reported elsewhere, I *combine* the following steps:<br> a) ask trustworthy friends if they've heard of the source<br> b) run a media bias check<br> c) check that source's previously published articles for credibility (see step <a href="/tags/1/" rel="tag">#1</a>) <br> d) Analyze the text/writing style and structure of the article--often AI generated print/writing appears "off", 'sterile'. <br>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 :</p><p>e) <a href="https://lookup.icann.org/en/lookup" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>lookup.icann.org/en/lookup</a> </p><p>f) trust my "gut feeling" (often our subconscious picks up clues something is amiss. )</p><p>🧵 continued 👇</p><p><a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#media</a> <a href="/tags/factcheck/" rel="tag">#FactCheck</a> <a href="/tags/fakenews/" rel="tag">#FakeNews</a></p>
Edited 258d ago
<p>I just saw the first bumble bee! Tiny insects are flying again. This is the time to come out of my hibernation modus and write more about <a href="/tags/nature/" rel="tag">#nature</a>. I talk about <a href="/tags/snails/" rel="tag">#snails</a>, and as they are still in their protection places, reflect on Homo-not-so-sapiens: <a href="https://steady.page/en/naturematchcuts/posts/28951404-a41f-4215-ab89-bc35dbc41233" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="steady.page/en/naturematchcuts/posts/28951404-a41f-4215-ab89-bc35dbc41233"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">steady.page/en/naturematchcuts</span><span class="invisible">/posts/28951404-a41f-4215-ab89-bc35dbc41233</span></a></p><p>You can subscribe to my free <a href="/tags/newsletter/" rel="tag">#Newsletter</a>: <a href="https://steady.page/en/naturematchcuts/newsletter/sign_up" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="steady.page/en/naturematchcuts/newsletter/sign_up"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">steady.page/en/naturematchcuts</span><span class="invisible">/newsletter/sign_up</span></a> ( <a href="/tags/substack/" rel="tag">#substack</a> free <a href="/tags/europeanalternative/" rel="tag">#EuropeanAlternative</a> )</p><p><a href="/tags/naturematchcuts/" rel="tag">#NatureMatchCuts</a> <a href="/tags/gastropods/" rel="tag">#gastropods</a> <a href="/tags/scicomm/" rel="tag">#sciComm</a> <a href="/tags/naturelovers/" rel="tag">#natureLovers</a> <a href="/tags/springvibes/" rel="tag">#springVibes</a> <a href="/tags/journalism/" rel="tag">#journalism</a> <a href="/tags/factcheck/" rel="tag">#factCheck</a> <a href="/tags/biology/" rel="tag">#biology</a> <a href="/tags/biodiversity/" rel="tag">#biodiversity</a></p>
<p><a href="/tags/factcheck/" rel="tag">#factCheck</a><br>"JD Vance" [née Bowman] claimed: “Right now we’re focused on Minneapolis because that’s where we have the highest concentration of people who have violated our immigration laws.”</p><p>PolitiFact rating: False<br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@mediabiasfactcheck" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>mediabiasfactcheck</span></a></span> rating: Blatant Lie</p><p>There are an estimated 130,000 immigrants without current documented status in Minnesota, about 2% of the state’s population. Seventy-eight metropolitan areas have a higher percentage of undocumented-status immigrants in the U.S. than the Minneapolis area has. Jimbo made it up.</p><p><a href="https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2026/jan/28/jd-vance/why-ice-in-Minneapolis-immigration-population/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.politifact.com/factchecks/2026/jan/28/jd-vance/why-ice-in-Minneapolis-immigration-population/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.politifact.com/factchecks/</span><span class="invisible">2026/jan/28/jd-vance/why-ice-in-Minneapolis-immigration-population/</span></a></p>
Edited 66d ago
