Our View: Don't be fooled

With April Fools’ Day earlier this week, there was more misinformation going around than usual.

Some of the stories were easy to spot as jokes right away. Others weren’t. The Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Office’s “press release” shared on social media about establishing High Wind Enforcement Zones sounded official enough to make some people question it. However, the parts about officers being able to issue citations for “obstructed windshield from rogue sagebrush or tumbleweeds” or officers using special equipment to identify “variable wind conditions ranging from ‘brisk’ to ‘snow hurricane’” m...