When a story breaks and you see it online, do you do fact checking before taking it further for your publication?

Great question! I've seen a lot of irresponsible journalism, especially in this part of the world.
When I worked for a magazine, we always fact-checked before taking it to press.

I can check it by taking it to publication; I will say that I am not sure about it, so better than checking it by my self everyone knew it would help me in that, and I might get the right check from someone who already knows, so why should I spend my time, especialy that my check could be wrong.

Fact-checking is one of the most important ethics of journalism. Quite often, young reporters and journalists fall into the trap of scoop and breaking the news as they don't double check the facts. Everybody in my country knows that our Prime minister has got a mistress living in England. He went there for the celebration of the queen's birthday. A week later, the picture of our Prime minister sitting next to two women were out in one of the local newspapers with the title: PM's daughter revealed. We had a good laugh but at the same time we were annoyed at the amateurism of the journalist who published the article because the two ladies were the Bangladesh's Prime minister and her daughter.

Of course! This is a must! Accurate news is what makes the journalist or any press agency followed; they gain the trust of the people in reporting news with responsibility and credibility.
When the facts aren't checked and confirmed it'll lead to chaos, panic and several other consequences.
When a story brakes, contacting and checking the closest source to get the facts and additional information is what needs to be done

Definitely fact-check.
Being credible is much more important than being the first to break a story.
But even then there are ways to fact-check and still be fast, depending on the story.
There are several quick verification techniques you can run your story through and you can also present your news cautiously until you're sure about its details.

Always fact check, it's good journalistic practice and checking numerous sources will also often give you more detail about the topic in question.

Definitely. It's a must do for a reporter. Because if a story turned out to be false we cannot guarantee what would be the outcome.

I have a general belief, don't believe anything you see or read. It is plain and simple.

 

I also know the difference between real content and staged content. The ability to find fallacies in media is an essential skill to have for every literate person today.