Well, Google isn't actually my "go to" but is a useful point of reference for this article, in that it has all sorts of information.

Depending on what I am looking at, I run most things past either Ground News or Media Bias/Fact Checks to get a sense of the "slant" of any given opinion... and then I use that as a backdrop for further research.

Looking at the live video is definitely a good thing to do, as is scrutinizing the leanings and agenda of those posting that video. As you say, it is getting harder and harder... not just because of AI, but also thanks to seamless video editing and the posting of partial stories that only draw attention to that which serves a particular perspective.

As Shakespeare once observed: "The Devil can cite Scripture for his purpose."

Whereas that video is disturbing — because we are cat lovers, after all — it comes from the body cam of officers called to the scene in Canton, OH (170 miles from Springfield) back in mid-August, and the woman being arrested was not an immigrant but a mentally ill U.S. Citizen high as a kite on God knows what... which I know because our son lives nearby and was having to explain the video to our grandkids, weeks before "it became a thing" in the debate.

But you're right, everybody is trying to spin a story to fit their agenda... and the spinmeisters are depending on people not caring or not having the time to dig up the actual facts. And often the facts are hidden by the cloud of circulating bullshit...

But you're 100% right, there's disturbing shit going on everywhere... and, like you, I increasingly only trust my own eyes... and even that I need to back check!