#snopes

Include the link to the source or it didn't happen!!!

And preferably include the source (website) name and date/year in the post too!!!

This has been a very loud, but very humble beseechment from your local media professional, thank you for your time

Seriously though, the spread of misinformation and disinformation is higher than ever, thanks to AI, botnets, 4chan, fascists, psyops, etc. Please use good sourcing!!! This is legit a way to help keep your communities safe.

If you see something and you don't know if it's true, or if the source is reliable, the two best/most comprehensive places to check are:

Snopes - to check if something is true/real, including social media posts and images/videos

Media Bias/Fact Check - to check if a website, news outlet, or other source is reliable. They rate outlets on accuracy of reporting and on political bias, and maintain detailed fact-checking records

I encourage you to check them whenever you're not sure about something important - the bigger and more upsetting it is, the more important it is to check! And I also encourage you to bookmark them for whenever are worried you might be reblogging something untrue or made by AI!

In August 2025, many people on social media started talking about a rumor of changes to the U.S. Constitution website maintained by the Library of Congress. A Reddit thread (archived) that received tens of thousands of upvotes within a few hours claimed sections were removed from the Constitution's text on the website, including Article 1, Section 9; Article 1, Section 10; and the portion referencing the writ of habeas corpus.

The claim spread to other social media sites, such as Facebook (archived) and Bluesky (archived), where people added that the section disallowing the government from granting titles of nobility also was removed. Many Snopes readers reached out to ask whether the rumor was true after seeing it online.

The claim was true. Portions of Article 1, Section 8, as well as the entirety of Article 1, sections 9 and 10, were removed from the text of the Constitution on the Library of Congress' Constitution website as of Aug. 6, 2025.

The Library of Congress maintains a website with information on the Constitution, including a page that is meant to contain the full text of the Constitution with annotations.

I know it's getting rougher out there as google gets enshitified (all my homies hate the ai overview; disable the fucking ai overview), but there are still relatively trustworthy places to find information. None of them are perfect obviously, but it's a really really good first step to not contribute to the tide of bullshit that put the current administration in power

Snopes is still the GOAT going strong, if you've seen a random internet rumor, chances are Snopes has an article about whether or not it's true

Media Bias Fact Check is a good baseline to check whether a site can be trusted to provide accurate information

and ofc Wikipedia has its problems, but it's a really good first step if you want some basic information

I've just seen a ton of people say or reblog a bunch of random shit that's simply not true or unsubstantiated, I've been guilty of this myself in the past (mostly in in-person conversations), and it's not doing anybody any good