The roads to understanding misinformation....

[If a headline provokes an emotional reaction, be on guard. They should pique your curiosity more than convince you to form an opinion. Inform over inflame.]

[Name-dropping like 'ex-Clinton staffer' might be pulling things out of context to create a first question.]

[Quoting a figure like Trump in the headline is a way to defer attention.]

[The context of a poll, how it was collected, is as important as the findings.]

[Meme images are often presented out of context. Use reverse image search to find other places where it's displayed. Some people rotate it to make tracking sources more difficult, so if you also rotate it and find results, you know it was intentional.]

[The words 'seems', 'appears', 'apparently' is an indication of opinion about intent.]

[If the outlet has something new for you to be outraged every day and cut yourself off from society, be on guard.]