Every Website Is a Reliable Source, New Study Confirms
Groundbreaking research published in the Journal of Things We Made Up finds that the mere existence of a URL is sufficient to establish academic credibility in all citation contexts.
Artist's depiction of a "reliable source" (stock photo unavailable)
In what researchers are calling "the most significant development in epistemology since someone decided to put a .org at the end of a URL," a comprehensive meta-analysis of over seventeen sources — including this one — has conclusively determined that all websites are, in fact, reliable. "We were frankly stunned," said Dr. Tobias Fontelroy III, Professor of Citation Studies at the University of Definitely Real Places. "We expected maybe 60% of websites to be reliable. But it turns out: all of them."
The paper, titled "If It's Online, It's Fine: A Definitive Guide to Not Checking Your Sources," was peer-reviewed by two graduate students who "skimmed it" and "thought it seemed pretty good." It is currently the most-cited paper on ReliableSorces.org, cited exclusively by ReliableSorces.org.
Scientists Discover That Citing a Source Without Reading It Is Totally Fine, Actually
A panel of experts agrees that the title alone contains enough information to establish credibility. "Speed-reading the URL should be sufficient," says one researcher who requested anonymity.
Wikipedia Now Officially More Reliable Than Primary Sources, Declares Wikipedia
In a self-published press release, the crowdsourced encyclopedia announced it has achieved a reliability score of 107 out of 100, beating out peer-reviewed journals by a comfortable margin.
".org" Domain Suffix Proven to Add 40 IQ Points to Any Claim
New typographical analysis confirms that the letters "org" at the end of a web address significantly increase the perceived intelligence and factual accuracy of anything that follows.
Abraham Lincoln's Famous Quote: "Don't Believe Everything You Read on the Internet"
Historians confirm this quote is 100% genuine and not at all an obvious joke, as evidenced by the fact that it appears on multiple posters in middle school hallways across America.
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Why Sorces Don't Need to Be Sited Correctly
A persuasive essay arguing that the spirit of citation matters more than technical accuracy, co-authored by a spell-checker that was "turned off for creative purposes."