Which image sources are most trustworthy?
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1. One weird trick for judging trustworthiness:
Ask yourself:
• Was the content thoroughly checked by the publisher?
• If so, when was it checked?
There’s no reason to trust content that the publisher will see only after millions of others have already seen it.
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2. MORE trustworthy: content that was “pre-checked”
“Pre-checked”:
• A person on the publisher’s staff checks every bit of content BEFORE the content is put before the public.
• The typical news provider is an example of thoroughly “pre-checked” content: everything that is published is first approved by a person on the publisher’s staff.
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3. LESS trustworthy: content that will be “post-checked” or will remain “unchecked”
“Post-checked” or “unchecked”:
• No person on the publisher’s staff checks the content until AFTER the content is put before the public (if it is checked at all).
• Most areas of social media platforms are “post-checked” or “unchecked,” meaning that almost nothing that is published in those areas is first approved by a person on the publisher’s staff.
See also this page.