"I hear about this stuff through third parties."
You have to know that when you hear anything someone / anyone has said through a third party, that it's hearsay.
Of course, hearsay is inadmissible in a court of law for obvious reasons. And imo, anyone with an ounce of skepticism (which, for my two cents is an indicator of intelligence) should consider anything like that, which is unverified and reported by a third party which likely has an agenda, to be nothing short of biased and probably inaccurate.