Daniel Levitin warns you not to trust your gut online

Daniel Levitinworries about ourtendencyto believe the media.Or rather, ourunchecked and uncritical consumption of it.

Gone are the days of the newspaper of record and journalists acting as authenticity gatekeepers.In it's place are tabloids that valueimmediacy overaccuracy.

His new book,A Field Guide to Lies: Critical Thinking in the Information Ageexamines breaking news coverage,exposes its fault lines and provides tools to navigate through the sensational hogwash.

First of all, don't trust your gut. Second, be humble. Andfinally, alwaysremember"you're entitled your own opinions but you're not entitled to your own facts,"he tells guest host CandyPalmater.

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