My rule to tell if it is fake news:
If it comes from the usual suspects in the liberal MSM, it is automatically assumed to be fake and made up with a biased slant. Period.
If they ever got a hold of a real story, they wouldn't know what to do with it.
I would also add as Step Zero is to look at the source. If the source is a known propaganda group, a fake news outlet or similar site, you can write it off almost at once without examination.
Media Matters and all the arms or that octopus. USA Today, NYT, WaPost, NBC, CBS, ABC, MSNBC, and the biggest CNN are all so corrupt that you can assume from the start that all or most of the report is FALSE and MISLEADING.
I look for the use of popular cliches, and also unsupported non-factual statements
#1 If it comes from ABC,NBC,CBS,CNN,MSNBC you can assume it is false or at best only half true and most of the pertinent facts are missing by design.
2. If it involves any fact,statement or evidence from anyone that has worked in Government more than 6 years, it is most likely FALSE and they are lying about everything.
My rule- most of these people broadcast their views on abortion. If they are not pro life thy are liars and they promote fake news. If they don’t broadcast it it’s easy to ferret them out. They lie once and lose all credibility
I never thought of it like that, I never put it in words
But I have been doing that for as long as I can remember and I know who is giving me a false premise and who is sincere
That and who do they work for. Many news outlets discriminate against sincere people by discriminating on the basis of their leftist cred. That Always goes to their pro abortion position
I don’t have to wait 24 or 48 hours to see if they’re lying but I do use that as a schedule to look for the left’s reaction to getting caught in front of the world.
Consider the source.
If it’s CNN, the Slimes, MSNBC, etc. assume it’s propaganda with just a minimum of cherry picked, convenient “facts” to cover up (unsuccessfully) the stench of bias.
If it’s FNC, it depends on who is reporting it.
Rush is usually pretty good at giving the whole story.
Freerepublic is good if you read the article and then the comments. In the comments there’s usually someone who has looked into it in more depth.
Trust your common sense.
What is the source...
Always be suspicious of news that is too good to be true...
Always be suspicious of bad news...
Just those three things save me a lot of time.
So right about waiting, any new story is subject to being wrong whether deliberately or not. That is true for big wreck on the interstate and doubly true for anything that has anything to do with politics.
If you hear something in an airport lounge about Donald Trump, it's fake news. Take it to the bank.
ML/NJ
If their lips are moving, and they’re the usual suspects, it’s fake.
Anonymous sources = made up story
At this point it’s all fake. I don’t pay attention to American news.
If it comes through the cable to your TV, or by way of CBS on your radio ‘on the hour’ news, you can be sure it is fake.
It’s WAY more simplistic than that: If you saw it on TV, it’s fake news. If a 23 year old bimbo talks, she’s only reading lines.