The plague of fake news is getting worse -- here's how to protect yourself

Humm? So I read the article. Trump did not place a fact out there. It was an opinion.

Underrepresented, the head of the FBI holds a press conference and releases information, then reopens the case with leaked evidence coming to light. I believe that there is some truth to this statement. Can I prove or disprove this statement? No and nether can anybody else without full disclosure of the investigation.

So before we fact check we have to understand opinions from facts.

You protect yourself with healthy scepticism... believe nothing reported

I read the national papers from Canada and bounce it off of rallypoint later in the week. I listen to National Public Radio and to Fox and I cross I listen to National Public Radio and to Fox and I cross reference both of them because it will most likely show up in the Canadian press the next day. But even if someone posts a post that is not very credible that is what are P is for just like a medical journal that puts out a thesis and people try to recreate it and posts a post that is not very credible that is what are P is for just like a medical journal that puts out a thesis and people try to recreate it in their lap. Just like an army after Action reviews, people need to have thick skins and listen to what went right what went wrong and how they can improve it further next time. This medium may have fake news like my kid believing that their killer clowns having a purge tomorrow night which is total BS so we can't follow the same track as my nine-year-old and believe the sky is falling just from one report.