In the age of the internet, information becomes power and this why many people feel the need to be updated with current issues. Unlike before when the sources of current events are just the newspapers and evening newscasts, the internet can provide you what you need when you need it. The problem there is that information travels so fast even before it is verified. The following are ways on how to protect you from false weekly community news and entertainment being circulated online.
To look for verified information, go to websites that are run by companies and organizations that pride themselves in standing only for the truth. These companies follow standards to check the data before publishing it and to get a statement from all the parties involved to balance their reports. Usually, these are the online platforms of respected print and broadcast companies.
Even if you are certain about which companies and organization can be trusted, and what their websites are, check what you type on the address bar. A typographical error will send you to the wrong site, and sometimes, the person managing the fraudulent website makes it look like the real one. The information published there is unverified and your privacy is also at risk.
If you are frequently online and are using social media, follow the pages of your favorite broadcast organizations. Here, they can quickly share information as soon as they have proof on it. You do not have to wait for them to finish writing their reports while they are still researching on other angles of the situation. On social media, you can stay tuned as the report develops.
There may be journalists and broadcasters you know you can trust, and you can follow their official social media accounts. Most showbiz and sports personalities also have their accounts that you can follow. Doing this will send updates to your time line from the people you are interested in. Be sure that what you follow are their official accounts since there may be fan pages and dummy accounts for popular personalities.
When you find dubious information, one of the ways to check its veracity is to find other sources. If you first learned something from a broadcast company, look for another broadcast organization that reports about it. If this is something newsworthy, other sources will definitely report on it after some time. Double check the information before you share it to your friends and followers.
Sometimes, checking the facts and data yourself can be confusing. What you can do is to look for websites and pages that do fact checking on popular topics and reports. They may have something about the information that you are looking for. If they don't, they may welcome requests for verification. Send them a message and the link to the report that you would like to be checked.
With the age of the internet, information quickly travels in just a click of a button and without even needing a lot of words. The problem there is that anyone can just create content that can easily be shared before verifying if it is true. As an individual, you can protect yourself and your network from this by counter checking important reports before sharing them.
To look for verified information, go to websites that are run by companies and organizations that pride themselves in standing only for the truth. These companies follow standards to check the data before publishing it and to get a statement from all the parties involved to balance their reports. Usually, these are the online platforms of respected print and broadcast companies.
Even if you are certain about which companies and organization can be trusted, and what their websites are, check what you type on the address bar. A typographical error will send you to the wrong site, and sometimes, the person managing the fraudulent website makes it look like the real one. The information published there is unverified and your privacy is also at risk.
If you are frequently online and are using social media, follow the pages of your favorite broadcast organizations. Here, they can quickly share information as soon as they have proof on it. You do not have to wait for them to finish writing their reports while they are still researching on other angles of the situation. On social media, you can stay tuned as the report develops.
There may be journalists and broadcasters you know you can trust, and you can follow their official social media accounts. Most showbiz and sports personalities also have their accounts that you can follow. Doing this will send updates to your time line from the people you are interested in. Be sure that what you follow are their official accounts since there may be fan pages and dummy accounts for popular personalities.
When you find dubious information, one of the ways to check its veracity is to find other sources. If you first learned something from a broadcast company, look for another broadcast organization that reports about it. If this is something newsworthy, other sources will definitely report on it after some time. Double check the information before you share it to your friends and followers.
Sometimes, checking the facts and data yourself can be confusing. What you can do is to look for websites and pages that do fact checking on popular topics and reports. They may have something about the information that you are looking for. If they don't, they may welcome requests for verification. Send them a message and the link to the report that you would like to be checked.
With the age of the internet, information quickly travels in just a click of a button and without even needing a lot of words. The problem there is that anyone can just create content that can easily be shared before verifying if it is true. As an individual, you can protect yourself and your network from this by counter checking important reports before sharing them.
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