With the fast and free flow of information,wrong information tends to spread big time out there. Sending bad info sometimes just takes just two clicks and rectifying that may take more effort than sending it. It irks me to get texts,im's or inet posts that claim that it's the real deal but actually aren't.
Three simple steps that could save you from passing bad info :
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Process - Is this person making any sense? Sometimes we believe the person right away because they're our friends but the usual situation is that that friend only got it from someone else that's less credible. So ask. Sometimes we have the tendency to just browse a text and forward it right away without absorbing. It's so easy to spread a rumor nowadays.
2.
Verify - Ask others if it's true or get a more credible source (news,radio,etc..) As much as possible, get multiple sources.
3.
Cite - Cite your source so that the recipient would have the option whether to believe or not - or better yet verify it for themselves.
Remember the PVC rule the next time you get suspicious information out there - Not foolproof but hopefully it'd make us think twice before sending out info that could be the difference between life and death.
