Our generation relies heavily on social media for all of our information about people, places and politics.

Hardly a day goes by that I don't come across a politically related article or meme as I scroll through my Facebook news feed. Most of the time, it seems like the articles or memes are based on generalizations or incorrect information from unreliable sources.

All that some people seem to know about Donald Trump is that he’s a “racist,” but does anyone actually know anything about his views on issues like healthcare and foreign policy (besides “building a wall”)? Why is that the average college student only knows that Bernie Sanders wants free higher education, but knows nothing about his views on the economy? Does anyone even know who John Kasich is?

The more informed and educated we are on political issues and candidates, the better decisions we can make when we vote. In fact, 18-29-year-olds comprise one-fifth of the eligible voting population. There are over 44 million Millennials that have the power to make a huge impact in the presidential election and in their state and local elections. But, let’s not vote based on that meme from hillarysucks.com—let’s vote for the candidate that we believe to best represent our views on key issues and who shares our vision for our country.

Now I’m not suggesting that each college student become a political science major in one week and spend hours each day tracking polls and watching news clippings. I am suggesting that we take the information that we see on social media platforms and dig a little deeper, or make sure that the information that we are receiving is from a reliable source. For example, we could follow national news networks like CBS, Fox, ABC or NBC on a social media account to keep up with headlines and breaking news.

TheSkimm is a daily newsletter that subscribers receive through email each morning with a quick snapshot of current events, a perfect way to stay in the know! On TheSkimm website, there are quick guides to current events and confusing topics such as “The US-Cuba Relationship Status” and “March Madness 2016,” as well as fast facts about each presidential candidate.

Now that we’re taking steps to be educated on the key issues, let’s go get out and vote this fall! Someone fought for our right to vote, so let’s make our ancestors proud and make a difference in our communities, states, and country.