TIK History is a military history Youtuber. His videos extensive use of sources, cited even down to the page number, has gained him a reputation for reliability, accuracy, and good research practices. But TIK’s videos on a number of topics repeatedly suffer from biased sources, incorrect sources, and misrepresented sources. This video shows you how TIKHistory misleads you with sources.
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———. “TIK History – Libertarianism, Socialism & Contradicting Your Own Sources.” YouTube, 10 December 2023. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKWkR0_GgRI.
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———. “Further Evidence That Hitler’s Religion Was Gnosticism.” YouTube, 9 May 2023. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMyzTnIessE.
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———. “Public vs Private | The Historic Definitions of Socialism & Capitalism.” YouTube, 24 September 2019. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksAqr4lLA_Y&t=620s&ab_channel=TIKhistory.
———. “So, Hitler Was a Communist in Early 1919.” YouTube, 29 March 2022. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpuGRO72GbA.
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