#informationverification

Joseph Lamar Simmons explaining what makes intelligence reliable. It highlights the importance of accuracy, verification, and timely reporting in intelligence work. The message reflects how careful analysis and confirmed information help intelligence officers reduce errors, support sound decisions, and deliver insights that leaders can trust in critical security situations.

Depending on the information I am looking for and the use, I do verify information/sources regularly. Especially in the case of work, I try to always cross reference stories on multiple sources before taking any action, as I am dealing with student safety. The youtube dataviewer was a verification tool that I was not familiar with and find fascinating. I will keep this in mind for future news reports, especially for events in regions like Russia, China, and the Middle East, where we have stragetic expansion goals as an office. I don't believe I have ever posted hoax information, but I see examples of it on facebook almost everyday. The most common is cases of false celebrity deaths. I try to post very little on facebook, but I would never post something I knowingly knew was false. The idea people would post false information on purpose is strange to me. The range of internet trolls is wide and I choose to not engage with individuals who practice hoaxing or spread false information. I think it creates negative energy, and there is no need for more of that in the world and especially on the internet. My thoughts on information verification haven't changed a lot since the beginning of class, but I have learned new tools available for fact checking.