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What makes you think I couldn't tell the difference?
The fact that you said you're concerned with verifying information
What I meant was that my question wasn't about how to distinguish between reputable and unreliable sources – I think most Lemmy users are capable of doing that.
I was more interested in how we can effectively and meaningfully contribute to countering the flood of misinformation on social media (such as Twitter or meta apps).
The background to my question is the fact that this misinformation influences users' opinions. I think, the US is the best example of where that can lead. Unfortunately, there are similar trends in my home country. Since I don't want to be ruled by fascists, I thought I'd ask the community here what can be done.
But apparently I didn't phrase the question very well.
Well that makes one of us. My experience is that most Lemmy users think Wikipedia was written by God himself.