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> confirmation from more than this source

sure, but

> even Wikipedia hasn't been updated

how would you rank the possibility that Wikipedia is updated from that same source? It's an open article. If a piece of news, say, "goes viral", how do you know this does not directly affect sources you would have used for comparison - /especially/ a wiki?

PS: I just realized the coincidence that I have just submitted a piece about "Epistemic Vigilance in teams, esp. in the context of news sources", https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33651906




> how would you rank the possibility that Wikipedia is updated from that same source

I'd rank it as definitely possible. No idea how often it happens.

The thing that really persuaded me to put the story back up was the source of the tweet. A Columbia CS prof and law prof who had apparently studied with Brooks would not likely have posted that if he hadn't had a genuine notification.




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