Arm Yourself Against Misinformation
In a recent Twitter post, King Henry VIII said 'Don't believe everything you read on the internet, else you may lose your head'. Of course, that is not true. It does act as a prime example of how easy it is for something untrue to be shared on the internet. Within our current technological world, information can be spread around the world in a matter of moments. Obviously, this has some major advantages, including the ability for intelligence services to share intelligence, the ability of scientists to share data, and for me to share information with you, wherever you are in the world. And there are disadvantages as well. As easy as it is for true information to be shared, false information can also be shared. This false information can be outright lies (like the texts I get from 'delivery companies' asking me to pay for redelivery), misleading (like the absolute best workout ever), or just misinterpreted (like a gym buddy saying that cardio is bad for muscle ...