I really DETEST people like this. All they do is rob people of their trust and leave the world worse off. They are no different from the likes of Tucker Carlson who chuckle that they got a rise out of their critics. "We weren't being serious. We are entertainment, not news", when caught out.
Then they have their usual defenders, including in this thread, who take the stance that it serves the uninformed reader right, that one should do one's own research and not trust everything that is written or said. What does one base one's research on? What sources does one trust? What does one do when one is not an expert on that topic, but merely interested in it?
Trust is a beautiful thing. Let the trust-breakers not get a free ride.
Then they have their usual defenders, including in this thread, who take the stance that it serves the uninformed reader right, that one should do one's own research and not trust everything that is written or said. What does one base one's research on? What sources does one trust? What does one do when one is not an expert on that topic, but merely interested in it?
Trust is a beautiful thing. Let the trust-breakers not get a free ride.