Sometimes when you investigate the source you'll find that the source is sufficient for your needs.
Sometimes we can't determine the reliability of the source. And most of the time we don't really care about the source at all. We just want to get an accurate story on the subject from somewhere.
When the initial source you encounter is low quality and you just care about the claim your best strategy might be to find a better source altogether.
Sometimes (many times!) claims or stories will come to you in the form of images. If you want to find trusted coverage of the issue, claim, or photo, you have a couple options:
Keep in mind that if reverse image search (bullet #2) is difficult due to the device or browser you are using, you can usually get pretty far with the text search of Google Images.
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