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Nowadays, many social media companies no longer use independent fact-checking.

In the past, experts would help us verify whether information online was true or false.

Now, platforms like Facebook and X let users judge the accuracy of information themselves.

This approach has both advantages and disadvantages.

Some people worry that there will be more fake news and conspiracy theories.

In fact, finding the real "facts" is very difficult.

Scientists often use terms like "possible" or "very confident" to express their findings, rather than saying something is definitely true.

We are more likely to find errors than to prove something is completely correct.

Therefore, sometimes pointing out obvious mistakes is more practical than proving all facts.

On the internet, we need to learn to distinguish true from false information and also stay humble, not believing everything easily.