Don’t believe everything you hear.
Even if it’s on the news.
Even if it comes from an “authority.”
“Authorities” are just people. With their own ideas. Their own flaws.
Their own agenda.
How did this person get the authority they claim?
Some people have authority from God. God doesn’t give his authority to just anyone. If an authority in the Church tells me something I believe it, unless I have a good reason not to.
Is this person an elected official? In my mind that gives them some legitimate claim to authority. I’m more skeptical of them, though.
Is this person an unelected bureaucrat? I may listen to what they have to say, but I won’t necessarily believe it.
Do they represent a large corporation? I’ll hear them out, but I know they’re trying to make their corporation look good.
Are they a teacher? Who taught them? Where did they get their information? Did they do their own research, or are they just regurgitating what’s in the textbook? What are their biases?
Is this a TV news anchor? Next, please.
Always maintain a healthy dose of skepticism.