Examples are researches, articles from media, youtube videos, podcasts etc. how do I know that what the people in these media outlets are saying is true? Do I just take the information at face value or do I need to do some specific research?
I’m asking this as I’ve come to information in the past that was then contradicted by some other information (apparently). Especially when it comes to debate and I would say that there are documents that the CIA has staged coups all around the world, the other person can just say “show me the proof I don’t believe you” and I’m just left standing there not knowing what to say or saying “saw it in a youtube video which showed the documents” which isn’t much of an answer I feel like.
Hope this makes sense.
Ask yourself who is funding this information, what their agenda is, what their bias is, why they’re spreading this information, what they could stand to gain from it, and what their sources are then do research to find the answer to these questions.
For example if you read a article about how the DPRK is suppressing religious expression but the article was published by a Christian missionary organization run by a millionaire televangelist, funded by the US government, and cites its sources as South Korean gossip magazines who in turn cite “anonymous sources” you can safely say that this isn’t reliable information on religious expression in the DPRK.