I tend to prefer to hear about the stories later on when there are more details and all the retractions have come out.
I'd be very interested if anyone can provide anything less biased than this.
If there is breaking news I'm aware of, I might check a news site.
I care about only the biggest most influential events and try to filter as much noise as possible. Just think about what news you can remember and if they had effect on you from 4-5 months ago. My guess is about zero.
Stories about volcano eruptions, wars, record-high inflation, and presidential elections outcomes make it into memes.