It was Albert Einstein who said: “assumptions are made, and most assumptions are wrong.” In our ‘post-truth’ era where experts often take second place to social media influencers and politicians with personality disorders, assumptions are rife. At a time when the ‘loudest’ or ‘most followed’ voice is often the one to win out, the proliferation of assumption-based misinformation is at an all time high. Those of us invested in making informed and factual decisions must be caref