[nibbleshifter]

I know a good number of them.

Most do a lot more source verification than Krebs these days, dropping/shelving stories if they can't find corroborating evidence.

[lazide]

Most for sure, but even then most I know aren’t checking everything, all the time.

Which leaves a lot of crap out there.

And most of the industry is busy trying to stay afloat and shoveling whatever random thing they can find. Only the top couple percent has the luxury of taking or leaving something juicy (if it isn’t obviously a trap).