Where to find facts? It depends on what topics. I read news articles only from media that routinely print retractions (which signals they try to be fact-based and are held accountable). I avoid values laden reporting unless I am sure which angle a journalist is coming from. I read academic articles for economics and sociology, and industry journals for AI and cyber risk. Because of my statistical and data science training, sometimes I go to straight to the data. However, if its survey data, I need to see the survey and how it was administered. Yes, I use Google and Google Scholar which leads me to more and more data. Critical thinking skills are key. I have opinions, one of which is that too many people have opinions that are not evidence-based; anecdotal or resulting from confirmation and availability biases, overly simplified, or taken out of context.