Errors in thinking and how to get rid of them

We hear about many different things in our daily life. There are rumors and some facts which are twisted and turned and by the time they reach us, it is a mixture of fantasy, fact and fib. Should we not trust anything anyone tells us or should we just believe it and let it rest?
We can hear amazing stories like there was a flood and there was 9 feet of water inside the house and the lady passed the night standing on the kitchen counter. Sounds believable. We may be impressed at first and spread the news around. But if we take a moment to think and realize that the kitchen counter is about…