Someone on here called me out for only reading headlines on 9/11 stuff

I used to just skim articles and think I had the full picture. This user named 'truthseeker42' pointed out I was missing key details from the actual PEER REVIEWED reports from NIST. I started following their advice and digging into the original documents instead of forum summaries. Has anyone else had to change how they research after getting roasted like that?

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uma_nguyen2418d agoTop Commenter

Yeah man, getting called out like that is humbling but it actually helped me too. I used to just read the first paragraph and think I knew my stuff, but now I force myself to look at the actual sources before I post anything. If someone links a study or report, I go read the whole thing, not just the summary. What kind of sources do you typically hit first when you're digging into something?

jenniferb5317d ago

Funny, I see this take a lot online but I'm not sure it's that deep. People get called out for bad sourcing every day and most of them just move on to the next argument. You're probably in the minority if it actually changed how you approach things. Most folks read a headline, maybe skim a Wikipedia entry, and call it research. They're not digging into the methodology of a study or checking who funded it. If it works for you, fine, but I'd bet good money the average person isn't putting that level of effort into a forum post.