13-How to spot trustworthy local news – and how to know when it’s not

By: Paul Cuno-Booth

Outlets: Granite State News Collaborative

Published: March 20, 2026

Words: 1,564

Last Updated: 18 hours, 16 minutes ago

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It’s happened to all of us. You’re scrolling through your social media feed and see a link to what appears to be a news story, with a startling headline about something happening in your state or community. The text is formatted like a news article, and the website has the name of your town followed by some newspaper-y suffix — the “News” or “Post” or “Crier” or “Gazette.”

If you try to stay …

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