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That's an extremely important questions. Thanks for asking.
It is impossible today to know. With AI able to create pictures, text very similar to a person's language, it is impossible. One would have to personally meet the person and verify their id and content!
Mastodon has a checkmark verification system where you can point to websites and social media that link back to the mastodon profile. Having this two-way exchange allows users to somewhat verify that the account is owned by whoever owns the site. It makes it harder to impersonate people, especially if they have a popular off-Fediverse presence.
You can't! Just like on Twitter and other social media.
This is the internet :)
That's not specifically an issue for the Fediverse but your entire online life. You may consider a service like Keyoxide.
i wish it was more widespread in the non tech world. Not only keyoxide but public key signatures and encryption in general.
Absolutely. E2EE is maybe the most important sinlge feature in digital communication.