The Cost of Asking Hard Questions Ft. Ben Swann

believe?I, the only thing I do is I, I have to find sources, source documentation of everything

That's you, though, with your-

That's for me

...

I mean, like, you're highly skilled at this, right?

Right, right.

Laypeople like me, right, you, you, we just don't know.

No.

Yeah, and the other thing-

Well, I think, I think part of it is, is that there needs to be greater expectation-

Mm-hmm

... from the people who are influencers, journalists, whatever it is online.

When they put information out, it should be fact-checked.

Mm-hmm.

It should be sourced.

You should be able to provide sources.

I try to provide sources in everything that I do.

We try to provide sources about where did this come from, and what do we know, right?

Mm.

Um, but a lot of people don't.

They just, you make a statement.

So, um, I have, you know, my kids are all adults now, and they'll find something online, "Hey, Dad, have you seen this?" And I'm like, "Okay, where's it coming from? First of all, who's saying it, and then what are th- where are they saying they got it from?"

Mm-hmm.

If they're not saying where they got it from, you gotta really step back from it and find out for yourself.

In your, in your professional opinion, is there somebody like you in mainstream media now that we can lean on if they say something, okay, we know they're reporting the actual news?

believe?I, the only thing I do is I, I have to find sources, source documentation of everything

That's you, though, with your-

That's for me

...

I mean, like, you're highly skilled at this, right?

Right, right.

Laypeople like me, right, you, you, we just don't know.

No.

Yeah, and the other thing-

Well, I think, I think part of it is, is that there needs to be greater expectation-

Mm-hmm

... from the people who are influencers, journalists, whatever it is online.

When they put information out, it should be fact-checked.

Mm-hmm.

It should be sourced.

You should be able to provide sources.

I try to provide sources in everything that I do.

We try to provide sources about where did this come from, and what do we know, right?

Mm.

Um, but a lot of people don't.

They just, you make a statement.

So, um, I have, you know, my kids are all adults now, and they'll find something online, "Hey, Dad, have you seen this?" And I'm like, "Okay, where's it coming from? First of all, who's saying it, and then what are th- where are they saying they got it from?"

Mm-hmm.

If they're not saying where they got it from, you gotta really step back from it and find out for yourself.

In your, in your professional opinion, is there somebody like you in mainstream media now that we can lean on if they say something, okay, we know they're reporting the actual news?