What to do when the truth is true

On January 7, 2026, Renee Good began her last day on Earth as planned.
Up and out of the house to drop off a child at school. Maybe some coffee in there somewhere.
Then, in support of friends, we are told, headed to a local protest against ICE.
Eventually, now with wife and dog in the car (maybe they were always there), she began to thread her way through parked cars to head home.
Meanwhile, an ICE officer allegedly shot her three times, the last shot at what looks like point-blank range.
When she sustained fatal injuries, her car continued under its own volition, until colliding into a vehicle at the side of the road.
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There has been so much craziness in the wake of this unjustified killing.
False claims of Renee’s criminal history published on social media.

It was another Renee Good.

Snopes reports says she did not weaponize her vehicle and try to hit the officer who killed her.
More likely, he (me speaking now) was allowed back to duty too soon following being struck and injured by another car, another event.
How do I know that what I’m telling you is true? No criminal record, not headed toward the officer with intent? Just killed as a very bad — what?— mistake?
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We can get so caught up in “our side” of a story that we may forget to do our homework. We hear or read words that support our general viewpoint. And we run with it. And, thanks to high
internet speeds, we run quickly.
In this frightful time, we cannot rely solely on the traditional media to fully inform us. You know, with the story behind the story, motivations, hidden agendas, errors, intentional skewing.
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Here’s what I do to get to the truth: Question everything. If it seems iffy in any way, check other media sites. Know which media have a bias one way or the other.

And, finally, fact check with stable resources such as Snopes (snopes.com.) Or one or more other fact check resources.
Then, once sorting out the truth as best we can, we face the toughest work of all: What are we going to do about it?

The question rests heavy on my spirit today.