Those are not the only options, namely the parent mentioned 'trusted institutions'. It is the best way to defer that filtering to a group of other humans, whose

Those are not the only options, namely the parent mentioned 'trusted institutions'. It is the best way to defer that filtering to a group of other humans, whose collective expertise will surpass any one individual. The destruction of trust in both public and private institutions - newspapers, journals, research institutions, universities - and replacement with social media 'influencers' and online echo chambers is how we arrived at the current chaotic state of politics worldwide, the rise of extremist groups, cults, a resurgence of nationalism, religious fanaticism... This is terrible advice.