Yeah it's a tweet and thus comes with a limited amount of characters. What percentage of tweets would you wager provide sources for their claims? i.e. your concern is special pleading. If you have an issue with the veracity, then the ethical reaction would be to ask him for his sources on twitter, not to come here throwing shade on it where he can't respond to your challenge. You are acting in bad faith.
Why? he is the one making the claim so he should provide the evidence.
Oh shit.
Evidence
I said the bad word.
Because he's the one with the information you seek and he's not on this platform.
Sure. I am not asking you for evidence. I am commenting on the fact that he is making a claim without providing any evidence for it.
Yeah it's a tweet and thus comes with a limited amount of characters. What percentage of tweets would you wager provide sources for their claims? i.e. your concern is special pleading. If you have an issue with the veracity, then the ethical reaction would be to ask him for his sources on twitter, not to come here throwing shade on it where he can't respond to your challenge. You are acting in bad faith.
From serious journalist? They usually provide a link to an article with more information.
From unreliable crackpots? Not many.
Has evidence ever changed your mind?
Always.