This is how you confirm whether a news article is true or not.

Listen to both sides of the story. Don't just google the headline, but also use falsification. Try to google for information that contradicts the headline and then judge which side is more trustworthy.

https://heterodoxacademy.org/2018/01/21/jennifer-earl-on-internet-activism-and-fake-news-half-hour-of-heterodoxy-18/