what I do is take the things that are agreed on by most organisations as probably true, and disregard the rest

What I do is use the mainstream media to inform me of a general situation, then look at actual firsthand sources, then watch for patterns of which MM sources have patterns of spinning/lying on which topics. ("Firsthand sources" meaning actual text of legislation, police reports, transcripts, and such)

The "take things that are agreed on by most media organisations as probably true, and disregard the rest" strategy has had profoundly negative effects throughout history, such as in China, the Soviet Bloc before 1991, the USA through the 1960s, and Germany in the 1930s.