Subject: Re: Attorney, Self-Defense Expert....
So if Alpha News has the headline

2+2 =4

...then it should be ignored?

And if the New York Times writes

The Sun Rises in the North

...they should be believed?

Reductio ad absurdem. Neither is realistic, so an answer is useless.

But to address the point I think you were trying to make, there are really two factors. First, does the outlet have a reputation for accurate reporting. NYT does, Alpha does not. Second, multiple sources should be consulted if you care at all about the story**. In this modern age, that is easy to do; including foreign outlets that aren't involved in the tribalism of Dem v Rep in the US. If you care about the story, getting multiple sources of different viewpoints (i.e. consulting Alpha, OANN, and FOX doesn't really count) gives you nuance and depth usually.



**So, if an outlet says Kim Kardashian is dating someone, I don't care and won't bother to check further. If an outlet says they are going to denaturalize every immigrant citizen for the past 30 years, I'm going to triple-check that because I DO care about that one.