Reliable Sources Online: How to Tell Facts from Noise

Online, truth is easy to confuse with confident tone — so check sources the way you check products at a store: look at the "ingredients" (who is the author and what is their expertise), the "best before date" (when was this written and is it still current), and the "certificates" (links to primary sources — documents, research, official statistics). If a story only appears in one Telegram channel, it is like a rumour "from a friend of a friend"; if it is confirmed by several independent outlets with direct links to data, it starts to look like a fact. On this site you will find simple verification rules, a list of common red flags, and examples of how to filter out manipulation quickly.