Lol, if only there was a way to verify or critique news…

For real though, you should definitely start scrutinising your media diet, no single source will be unbiased and trustworthy at every point in time. Nor while they have the whole picture.

Start at sources with a history of credibility, watch for biases, amateur speculation or omissions, compare to independent reporting/verification of the same events.

In the current information age, you should really do this for all information you consume, including this.

You can search for media literacy, how to counter fake news/disinformation/misinformation, or similar terms.

The correct response would probably be something like:

“Yes you did, it was broadcast live to most of the world. Why, don’t you remember? Is your memory failing you?”

I’m not convinced the EU is monolithic enough for bad blood to matter, there’s enough member states with enough history that someone will always have issues with someone.

What I do believe will be a point of contention though are all the special dispensations the UK have had. With the power balance as it is today, UK might have to face membership on equal terms with the other member states this time around.