So far, most false info seems to be recognisable by a non-expert within a few minutes of research.
For example, when I see a twitter video of army trucks going down a freeway geotagged, I can at least use satellite view on google maps to match up landmarks and confirm the location is accurate, and I can check the sun position and weather to get an idea if the date/time is accurate.
Most 'fake news' stories seem to fail even these basic checks, although it would be pretty easy to fake these elements too.
For example, when I see a twitter video of army trucks going down a freeway geotagged, I can at least use satellite view on google maps to match up landmarks and confirm the location is accurate, and I can check the sun position and weather to get an idea if the date/time is accurate.
Most 'fake news' stories seem to fail even these basic checks, although it would be pretty easy to fake these elements too.