Comment sections reward the fastest take, not the truest one.

Speed is what gets rewarded down there, because the early reply collects the attention while the careful one arrives after everybody has moved on. That shapes what people write: sharp, certain, instantly readable, built to be agreed with rather than thought about. Accuracy takes time, and the format does not pay for time.

Read a thread and notice which comments sit on top and what they have in common. When you have a real view, give it somewhere with room for it, or give it slowly. And treat the first thing you see about any story as the fastest version rather than the truest.