Can you verify everything yourself? Definitely no, you might need third-party news to ascertain some things in certain situations, which was the reason for my reliable news outlets note.
Theyre not reliable anymore, thats the point. You can only cross-check many different sources to make a good guess, with uncertainty remaining.
Also, make sure you know the full context of the subject you are replying to before doing so.
I did.
Even the most hacked exchange still works properly when money is being stolen from it.
Not in this context. The exchange was already exposed for scamming, getting bankrupt and then being drained either trough hackers/ or the people in charge. Then also illegitimately accessing users' bank accounts. This isnt proper working of an exchange, theres no point in trying to use it again. This isnt the same situation as a bridge being hacked for example, its a completely different case that affects the whole exchange.
Besides, did you not read the warnings from the OP that one should not open it for now to avoid trojan?
What the OP was referring to was originally from an FTX admin in their official telegram group, not some social media heresy. OP did everything right to spread this news fast, even if we cant exactly know whats really the case yet. But time matters in this context.