How to determine source trustworthiness with fact checking?

When the stakes are high, your credibility builds or folds the report, presentation, or conversation. Determine source trustworthiness with fact checking 3 ways:

1. Avoid sponsored content, e.g. pay-to-publish articles written by contributors with scant editorial oversight + paid promotions made to look like news. They are a business, and source trustworthiness is not their primary focus.
2. Use with great caution AI-generated content! I’ve been attributed to quotes that sounded like what I’d say but I never did. This phenomenon is called “AI hallucination”.
3. Only cite reputable sources: peer-reviewed or academic presses, and news organizations that conduct fact-checking are reliable. If opinion pieces, make sure it comes from a credible expert. Reddit in general works like social networking sites so don’t skimp on fact checking on your own!

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