Trump Ties Thousands Of Balloons To White House Roof In Attempt To Sail Away From Impeachment Inquiry was a headline recently released from The Onion. Now, the ordinary layman may believe this to be true, but a closer look reveals the story to be false. The tell? This quote from President Donald J. Trump: “All right, Mick [Mulvaney], time for you to jump out the window to lighten the load. Just a few thousand more and I’ll be aloft. If the wind holds, I should make it to Saudi Arabia by morning. Farewell! On to my next great adventure!” Donald J. Trump does not speak using mannerisms like, “farewell,” or “lighten the load.” The story is believable, making it quite simple to put all faith into the evidence.

Now why would The Onion do this? Experts from the Korean Central News Agency have penned The Onion as agents of the secret lizard people, pushing incorrect information out everyday to mislead the public. These fake articles create distrust between Americans.

However, this is not only The Onion. Farkick in 19 writes, “A new study from the FBI reveals that 95% of all information found online is false.” This is dangerous. All information you’ve heard can all be thrown out; simply put, all of it is false!

To keep from being mislead, follow one of these three steps.

Create your own news. Only you can know what is real or fake, so creating your own news can keep from misinformation. Follow state media. Russian, Chinese, or North Korean state media have all passed independent checks from each country, each receiving an Outstanding ™ for truthful reporting. Live under a rock. Living under a rock could help solve all of the misinformation being spread.

Hopefully, you have learned something today. Misinformation is rampant, and we need to work together as Americans.