I have zero trust in media anymore. Watching un-edited videos of certain famous events, then reading what well-respected, reputable news outlets wrote about it... it was basically at tabloid level how misrepresented it was.

Best I can do - if particularly interested in a current event and there's no video footage - is sample wide range of news sources and see if there's any common strand of truth between the lies.

But more often than not, I don't care anymore.