I'm very skeptical of all of it. Here's the rule that I use - if more than a couple of known partisanly-opposite sources (CNN vs. Fox News, for example) report

I'm very skeptical of all of it. Here's the rule that I use - if more than a couple of known partisanly-opposite sources (CNN vs. Fox News, for example) report the same thing, then it's probably true. Otherwise I only believe it if it aligns with what I know to be true or have observed. This is admittedly dangerous for all the obvious reasons. But given that I have seen nearly all sources seemingly intentionally misreport facts and even contradict themselves multiple, multiple times I don't know who to believe, so I'm left to my own experiences as the ultimate source of truth. I do find that business news (Bloomberg, Fox Business, CNBC) do a better job of conveying news rather than being pundits. BBC World News and NHK News also do a pretty good job on the international front.