here's how to recognize misinformation in Five Easy Steps step four evidence we're helping you guard yourself against misinformation with the newslet projects rumor guard they've got This Acronym cares here's Alexa on the letter e evidence whenever I'm looking into a viral claim I always ask what is the evidence the thing is misinformation often tricks people into either overlooking the fact that there isn't any evidence or into accepting faulty evidence things like AI generated images out of context photos or videos or cherry pick stats and sometimes to seem more credible propagators of misinformation will site actual
reputable sources or official sounding studies that in reality contradict their claims but they know most people won't take the time to check so always take a closer look at where the evidence came from if it's a study make sure it's from a reputable peer-reviewed journal and for viral images a reverse image search can be your best friend
