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For that, we need the court record, reliable reporting, and context.
In an age when shocking numbers can travel around the world within minutes, careful readers have an important role to play. Before sharing a claim, pause and ask:
Who was sentenced?
Where did the case occur?
What were the charges?
How was the sentence calculated?
And what does the evidence actually show?
Those questions may not produce the most sensational version of the story.
But they produce something much more valuable:
the truth.