Can we talk about how a single debunk video made me recheck my own sources

I used to just repeat stuff I read in threads here without digging into where it came from, and honestly I got called out for it last month. Someone replied to my post about the Denver airport murals and pointed out I was linking a blog that had no dates or names, just claims. That stung, but they were right, so I spent about three hours that night tracking down the actual airport art program page and a 1994 news piece from the Rocky Mountain News archive. Turned out half of what I thought I knew was just copied from other people who also never checked. Now I keep a little text file with the source, the date, and who published it before I post anything here. How do you all handle it when someone points out your source is weak, do you just drop the claim or go dig for the real one?

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umaadams3d ago

Honestly keeping a text file with the source and date sounds like a lot of work for a forum post, and half the time the "real" source you dig up is just some other blog anyway. People act like tracking down a 1994 news clip proves something, but that just means you found one more person who said it.

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