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It's called not getting your information from people that are paid to convince you to act and think the way they want you to. Other than not looking at the news at all, your best option is to find five sources: Far left, slight left, center, slight right, Far right, and then do your own research to confirm facts if possible. This means things like reading the sources, studies, etc.
If you can't do this, then you are better off not reading any news as you'll just be misinformed anyway.
Comment by IAmATroyMcClure at 15/02/2017 at 23:25 UTC*
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Okay, apparently not wanting to sift through a plethora of ignorant sheep and conspiracy theorists makes me "unable" to form my own opinions. The fact that I subscribe to subreddits for ideologies that I ~~disagree with~~ don't necessarily agree with should say enough about how open-minded I am.
It's not like I'm going to unsubscribe, or that I can't handle differing opinions. I just wish there were more subreddits that aren't polluted with bullshit.
Edit: I didn't mean to say "disagree with", so I fixed that. I consider myself conservative in many areas (mostly economics). What I was getting at is that I don't ignore a news source JUST because I disagree with the opinions expressed in their pieces. I'll hear anyone out who makes a somewhat reasonable argument.