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As the Democratic candidate group gets smaller and smaller and the race gets more contentious, I am seeing multiple posts, infographics, articles, opinions and comments. Here's my one request: check your sources...please!
In this new world we cannot trust photos, videos, or opinion articles. Videos can be spliced together to look authentic, photos are easily doctored and articles, quotes and "fact sheets" are easily manipulated.
Check your sources for authenticity, check the date, source of article, tone of publication (the number of times satire sites are quoted as factual is scary), and verify against the actual candidates websites. If in doubt, please don't share, because all it does is waste time and creates arguments.
There are enough worthwhile issues to debate in the coming election without having to deal with the false, inaccurate or purposely skewed.
Check your sources and correct me if I fall into this same trap. We can all help each other promote truth if we are willing to hear from each other.
Now to watch the last debate before Super Tuesday!
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