I think I need independent verification of this before I take it seriously.
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I have been seeing it all over the internet for over a week. How can we verify?
Websearch the acronym and associated words--go at least tens of pages deep. Look for the bricks and mortar newspapers and radio/TV station pages/stories and credible blogs. Then triple-check the source's sources. There is a lot of circular resourcing going on with this story, which only leads you back to the original questionable/dubious source.
Above all, take the time to wade through the hysterics and make a concerted effort to avoid the conspiracy theorists’ fringe sites. A lot of snake oil salesmen and P.T. Barnum wannabees make names for themselves and fortunes off the predictable reaction a story like this generates. Remain skeptical, especially once you begin to think you are convinced.
E.g.:
http://www.columbiatribune.com/news/2009/mar/14/fusion-center-data-draws-fire-over-assertions/