Claim Skepticism

Commenters express disbelief, skepticism, and surprise that others accept a specific claim or story as true, often demanding proof or references.

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Sample Comments

rytis Oct 26, 2012 View on HN

I wonder if anyone ever believed this claim to be true...

overcast Jan 25, 2017 View on HN

Ok, this just seems a bit unbelievable. I'd love to be proven wrong though.

josephspens Apr 15, 2015 View on HN

It's not obvious, I've heard similar remarks from people who genuinely believe it.

AndrewDucker Sep 22, 2025 View on HN

That's an interesting claim. I wonder how they would come to believe that.

Tiberium Jan 2, 2026 View on HN

Yeah, it's surprising that people just blindly believe posts like that.

jghn Nov 8, 2025 View on HN

I'd like to know what makes them think this actually happened in the first place

jacquesm Apr 28, 2017 View on HN

What gets me is that anybody would even believe something like that was real.

classics2 Dec 1, 2019 View on HN

This is a load of shit, but I can see how people would want to believe.

xena Jan 6, 2025 View on HN

It's really amusing to me that people are willing to believe it happened/is happening without proof to back it up.

edgyquant Jul 10, 2023 View on HN

Why would anyone believe such a thing?