Is this common, or simply vivid and easy to remember?
Open →Practical lens pack
News & Information Lens Pack
A practical check for claims, feeds, repeated stories and AI-generated summaries.
Use it when
A short review before a large conclusion.
- checking a viral claim
- reading breaking news
- using AI summaries
- comparing conflicting sources
- researching an unfamiliar topic
Five lenses
Questions worth asking before you commit.
Have I verified this claim, or just seen it many times?
Open →How many independent sources are there behind these repeated versions?
Open →What is the strongest evidence against the explanation I prefer?
Open →Can I trace the important claim back to where it actually came from?
Open →10-minute workflow
Turn awareness into an action.
Use with AI
Ask the model to challenge the frame, not decorate it.
Prompt: “Review this decision without choosing for me. Restate my criteria, show the strongest case against my preferred option, identify missing evidence, flag possible anchors or sunk costs, and finish with the smallest next test that would reduce uncertainty.”
The goal is not forced disagreement. It is to make assumptions, alternatives and evidence visible before the recommendation feels inevitable.