Sometimes the responsible answer is less exciting because truth rarely needs theatrics.

Careful answers are often dull. They come with conditions, ranges, and admissions of what is not known, which does not travel well and does not excite anyone. Dramatic explanations spread faster precisely because they are cleaner and more satisfying, and the satisfaction is doing work that the evidence is not.

When you are choosing between a striking account and a mundane one, notice the pull toward the interesting version and discount it. Ask which one you would accept if both were boring. The unexciting answer is not always right, and it is right often enough to be worth the extra look.