Protect Yourself From Misinformation

 Do not believe everything you hear

What the Bible says: "The naive person believes every word, but the shrewd one ponders each step." -PROVERBS 14:15.

We can easily be deceived if we are not careful.  Consider for example, captioned images or brief videos that are widely spread online, especiall through social media. Such items, commonly called memes, are often meant to humorous.  However, images and video clips can easily be altered or taken out of context. People can even create videos of real people doing or saying things the never did or said. 

"Most of the misinformation researchers encounter on social platforms features media that manipulates context, like memes." - Axios Media.

Ask yourself:'Is the content legitimate news or just a meme?' 

Next time: Protect Yourself From Misinformation -Continued

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