But in my opinion, it's always best not to act on Information we haven't reviewed ourselves if possible, because even experts can be wrong or misinformed.
The first theory Flyvbjerg embraced is called " strategic misrepresentation." Which is essentially a fancy way of saying that you lie in order to get what you want.
Great for information transfer. For sending facts. But when it comes to things like tone, for example, is this person angry about this? That can be misinterpreted, can lead to miscommunication.
A person may be easily misrepresented with regard to a particular action; but it is scarcely possible that he should be so with regard to the general tenor of his conduct.
I did not know then that the rumour of Rosie's death had reached Blackstable. I dare say that someone had brought back the news that George Kemp was dead and thus a mistake had arisen.