Like the author could be wrong,partial or just didnt do enough research . Linking an articles isn't proof that you are right even if it is from trusted sites though most of the time it is from sites like shiteater.com. This is the reasons why i enjoy platforms like lemmy so we can see who is giving false information and multiple answers, opinion etc. Is there a side i am not seeing this from ?
I’m not really following here tbh. Articles might be wrong and so…. something? Sure simply pasting any old link isn’t inherently proving anything. One would have to assume the link is being provided because the poster thought the content of the article was good.
Chances are, most people wouldn't know about anything outside of their small circle if it weren't for articles. The article is just a beginning. The article brings your attention to something. Then it's your responsibility to research what it says and determine how true it is. I prefer to think of an article as a hypothesis. Usually there are several facts that lead to a hypothesis. The job is then to determine the validity of the facts and see if the hypothesis holds up to further scutiny.