How to Research
(Tips from half a lifetime of uncovering hidden information)
Try to be as official as you can - Verify alternative claims with official information
A claim on an alternative website means nothing unless it can be backed up with something official such as a document or an article on an official website, for example. Consult official and alternative sources to find a second opinion
Try to find the same information from more than one source
Multiple sources confirming the same claim does not in itself guarantee accuracy, but it lends credibility
Use a variety of sources
The internet is the greatest repository of information in human history but it cannot be your only source. Books, documents, videos, interviews and personal accounts among other sources must also be consulted. When I wrote my book, Reality Check, I read a total of 11 books as part of my research among other sources. A claim in a book, however, is not a guarantee of accuracy. Always try to verify claims from any source. A quote in a book, or from any other source, should also be checked to ascertain that it’s a genuine quote
Insight, intuition and synchronicity
Information does not always have to come to us through tangible sources. Insight, intuition and personal experience can also expand our understanding. Try to back up any insight or intuitive knowledge with tangible sources, and as always, the more official, the better.
Question everything - ask ‘silly’ questions
Take nothing for granted. As Mark Twain said, “It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you into trouble; it’s what you know for sure that just ain’t so”. Question everything. Ask silly questions to this end; it’s surprising how much you can learn when asking fundamental questions
Let the information be your guide, not preconceived idea
As Socrates is quoted as saying, “Wisdom is knowing how little we know”. Humility is essential when researching. Never dismiss a claim because it sounds ‘far-out’. How do you know your perception of possibility is grounded in truth? Never take the prevailing ‘norm’ as the arbiter of truth. Never take any establishment’s view as the arbiter of truth. Never accept what an ‘expert’ says merely because they are qualified or have vast experience. They may say useful and correct statements, but they cannot be relied on as the only source. Question everything. Your information and research alone should be your method of discernment. Keep an open mind to all possibility.
Contemplate
Insights can come in quiet moments.
Starting points:
Here are the some of the most reliable and consistently accurate online sources I have seen and used over the last 17 years:
Davidicke.com
Globaresearch.ca
OffGuardian
The Daily Expose
Daily Sceptic
Activist Post