There are several ways you can do to distinguish whether the information is FUD or not, such as:
- Check the source of the information and make sure that the source is reliable and trustworthy.
- Make sure that the information received has a strong basis and is supported by concrete evidence.
- Don't rush to conclusions and read the full information to understand the context and true meaning.
- Get opinions from various independent and reliable sources to get a better picture.
- Don't be swayed by emotions and strive to make rational, fact-based decisions
You are correct but it is not as easy to check a source sometimes you find a rabbit hole of sources where a lot of them are fake and they are quoting other bad quality sources. A lot of the time these fud machines have many websites they own and they will create similar headlines and similar content and link to each other to try and make their fud look like it is real. A lot of people fall for this because most people do not check the sources but when they do they will only check the linking source and will not look for verifiable information or sources which are known to be trustworthy. Removing emotion is 1 of the hardest things to do when you are invested in something. This feeling increases the more you have invested. It is hard and I do feel for newbies that fall for these traps because it is not their fault. I wish this forum removed FUD to stop newbies getting hurt because I think it is very unethical and should be removed.