I was hoping he was going somewhere much more interesting: how can I reliably detect whether the news I am reading is truthful? We all have to make that assess

I was hoping he was going somewhere much more interesting: how can I reliably detect whether the news I am reading is truthful? We all have to make that assessment every day if we are at all mindful as news consumers. And we do so in part by examining the source of the news, the same story as presented in other media, and ultimately in how the event is recorded in the history books. Being able to do this (including transcending the language barrier -- many unique perspectives on current events exist only in certain languages) would greatly improve our ability to evaluate the news. And as we have all learned, the news is what drives us to constructive or destructive action, even to the point of waging war, throughout history.