It's not that I don't know who needs to hear this, it's that you all need to hear this.
Darlings, if you find yourself re-blogging PSAs often, or re-blogging counter-information about some other "facts" being spread, you are not being skeptical enough. You are not using critical thinking!
But Claudia! What do you mean?? I believe in science and medical experts! I'm not believing memes on Facebook like the Boomers.
Honeys, you're right, you're doing the best you can and good information isn't always easy to find so you err on the side of spreading what seems safe, reasonable, that promotes health and tolerance. But you need to engage your brain and ask questions first!
Who is sharing this information? i.e. do they have biases, are they experts, is there an agenda that I should be aware of?
Does the content make sense? This is where people fail most often. Ask yourself and the OP, how does that work? For health information, find reasonable comparisons that you can be certain of: chest binders are dangerous? But sports bras aren't? How? Be curious and open to being corrected, but don't be so credulous that you lose sight of your own common sense.
Why am I sharing this? What purpose will sharing this source accomplish that sharing a different source won't? Sharing a user's infographic about COVID-19 accomplishes a different outcome than sharing the CDC/etc website infographics and is more vulnerable to misinformation, so be sure of your own motivations as well.
All in all, ask questions! Of yourself, of additional sources of information, of the OP. Make sure you understand why a fact might be true before you decide to believe it.
