alt Hacker NewsLol, this same behavior comes up more often than you'd expect in academia too. Many many citations that nobody cross checks that also don't support the originally cited piece of information.
Lol, this same behavior comes up more often than you'd expect in academia too. Many many citations that nobody cross checks that also don't support the originally cited piece of information.
It's hilariously common online as well. Bullshitter makes a claim, someone calls them on the BS, they put up a link, and (lo and behold) the link when examined does nothing to defend the claim. Often the link directly contradicts the claim.