It’s foolish if taken too far, I think, but useful often. The trouble is even if outright false claims are responded to with a Wikipedia or news article (and p

It’s foolish if taken too far, I think, but useful often. The trouble is even if outright false claims are responded to with a Wikipedia or news article (and possibly nothing further), with a large enough audience, the proponents of the falsehood will eventually try to subvert that Wikipedia or news article.