Lena is browsing social media and comes across a news story that she suspects is fake. According to the textbook, a good first step to check whether the news is fake is to

A. see how many other people on social media endorsed it.
B. ask friends on social media about it.
C. assess the story using the peripheral route.
D. search for information on the source or the author.


Answer: D

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