What changed
Search results, AI answers, and social posts now arrive with quick claims and neat links. The hard part is not finding a source. The hard part is knowing whether the source really backs up the answer.
Why this matters now
People are using AI to write school notes, work updates, health questions, money explanations, and family plans. A bad source can make a wrong answer look official. A good source can still be used in the wrong way.
The old rule broke
The old rule was: if an answer has a link, it looks checked. The new rule is: a link is only the start. You still need to open it, read the part that matters, and ask if it proves the claim.