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Ah yes, the very credible random YouTube video: Excellent choice of source!
Just gonna point out that at least he provided sum sort of substantiation for his claims, which is more than most do. Even if you don't agree with the viability of the reporting of the source, and I admit you might have a point as I did not watch the video, but he did provide something. You want to counter him, counter him. Tearing down someone's source is an invalid argument, it doesn't illustrate that you are correct, only that, in your opinion, they are wrong. Those two things are not the same.
Citing a shitty source isn't really much better than providing no source.
"I know for a fact that Bat Boy is carrying Hillary Clinton's lovechild! Source: The National Inquirer"
See?
Opinions I guess. For me, it shows some sort of effort. Enough care to actually attempt to support themselves and make an actual argument. It doesn't mean they are right, never said it did. It is about the art of crafting a well-formed argument. If the only thing you can do is attack their source, you have forfeited the argument because it is a bad-faith retort. He says that it hasn't happened, then provides what he considers to be a credible enough source. You want to retort him, find a source that is at least equally credible, and provide it. It is discourse and proper form. Everyone needs to learn a bit about it and become better citizens to each other. Maybe if we did we could avoid so many messes.