“You” (i.e. not you in particular, but all of us) as author have a responsibility to make the effort to ensure that the information you’re providing is accurate, though what that means varies from case to case: sometimes “I trust the person from whom I got this information” may feel good enough, and other times “I need direct confirmation from someone involved before I believe this” may be the line.

“You” as reader have a responsibility to exercise the same sort of judgment when reading: authors make mistakes, authors have their own perspectives, and authors may even provide incorrect information for their own purposes, nefarious or otherwise.

I don’t feel it’s reasonable to entirely abdicate this responsibility in either role, but if I had to choose I would that one has greater responsibility as an author. You are implicitly vouching for the accuracy of information by choosing to share it; if you’re talking about a rumor, make it very clear that it’s a rumor — provide your readers with enough information about how you got your information that they can fulfill their part of the bargain and judge for themselves.

“You” (i.e. not you in particular, but all of us) as author have a responsibility to make the effort to ensure that the information you're providing is accurate, though what that means varies from case to case: sometimes “I trust the person from whom I got this information” may feel good enough, and other times “I need direct confirmation from someone involved before I believe this” may be the line.

“You” as reader have a responsibility to exercise the same sort of judgment when reading: authors make mistakes, authors have their own perspectives, and authors may even provide incorrect information for their own purposes, nefarious or otherwise.

I don't feel it's reasonable to entirely abdicate this responsibility in either role, but if I had to choose I would that one has greater responsibility as an author. You are implicitly vouching for the accuracy of information by choosing to share it; if you're talking about a rumor, make it very clear that it's a rumor — provide your readers with enough information about how you got your information that they can fulfill their part of the bargain and judge for themselves.

“You” (i.e. not you in particular, but all of us) as author have a responsibility to make the effort to ensure that the information you're providing is accurate, though what that means varies from case to case: sometimes “I trust the person from whom I got this information” may feel good enough, and other times “I need direct confirmation from someone involved before I believe this” may be the line.

“You” as reader have a responsibility to exercise the same sort of judgment when reading: authors make mistakes, authors have their own perspectives, and authors may even provide incorrect information for their own purposes, nefarious or otherwise.

I don't feel it's reasonable to entirely abdicate this responsibility in either role, but if I had to choose I would that one has greater responsibility as an author. You are implicitly vouching for the accuracy of information by choosing to share it; if you're talking about a rumor, make it very clear that it's a rumor — provide your readers with enough information about how you got your information that they can fulfill their part of the bargain and judge for themselves.