How do you know if something is true?

Well, let me tell you, it's a bit like trying to find a decent pair of shoes in this town. You can look at them all day, read the reviews, even try them on, but until you've walked a mile in them, you'll never really know if they're going to give you blisters or bliss.

Truth? It's a lot like that, too. You can read it in the newspaper, hear it on the radio, see it on the television - and still, it's like trying to catch a falling star with a sieve. Sometimes, it's a matter of trust. You believe your mother, your father, your best friend because they've never led you astray. But even they can be fooled, my dears.

Then there's the gut feeling, that little voice inside that whispers, "This doesn't quite add up." It's like a tiny bird perched on your shoulder, chirping warnings about the dodgy looking stranger selling miracle cures. But even that can be a fickle guide, leading you down rabbit holes of conspiracy theories and alien abductions.

So, how do you know if something is true? Well, pumpkin, I'm still figuring that one out. But I've learned that the truth is often a lot more messy, a lot more complicated than we like to think. It's like a tangled ball of yarn, with threads of fact and fiction intertwined. And sometimes, the only way to find your way out is to simply unravel it, one thread at a time.