My news alerts flashed up a new article that mentions Google Answers in today's news: http://www.statenews.com/op_article.phtml?pk=39408 Society requires truth for survival ...In 2005, Americans spent approximately $668 million on self-help books, according to Google Answers... And who's five-star research is being referenced?, you may ask.  Why, bobbie7, of course... http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=786161 Q: Amount spent on self-help

...In 2005, Americans spent approximately $668 million on self-help books, according to Google Answers... This is a sterling example of what I hate about current journalism standards.  Not to take anything away from GA or Bobbie, there is no way to judge what this statistic means. I couldn't help myself in putting on my researcher hat to see if I could find the true source of $668 million on self-help books. I started with the news article published in State News from Michigan State University. OK, she's a student, but truthless ? Is she trying to follow in Colbert's steps and create a new term to match truthiness ?