Not really, because even some news stations now access this public available data and checked it with their sources. Good example would be Bucha where those sources were used to verify the crimes that happend there. But yeah of course you always need a trustful source which uses this data.

Good starting point is to go to official news pages and avoid social media like twitter, Reddit or even lemmy until those news is proven.

Big fucking difference but sure if it’s not an individual hired directly by some govt it must be akin to a redditor!

Give me a fuckin break

Example of the power of OSINT: https://www.isdglobal.org/digital_dispatches/jan-6-series-how-osint-powered-the-largest-criminal-investigation-in-us-history/

Law enforcement also used geofence data (obtained via search warrant) and flight records to place her at the Capitol riot. Indeed, charging documents show that many of the January 6 defendants were identified by law enforcement using these triangulation methods — largely based on OSINT — to piece together proof that they were involved. The challenge of the reliability of OSINT data was able to be overcome through the large amount of digital evidence available.

Have you actually ready any of it yourself? Or are you just passing armchair judgement based solely on headlines?

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/israel-hamas-gaza-explosion-hospital-b2431631.html

Just because you don’t understand doesn’t mean it’s all bullshit.