A quote: "It was hard for KOMO News to confirm any of Basiago's claims."
The burden of evidence isn't on KOMO to confirm or refute this tall tale. The burden is entirely on the story's originator, and as Carl Sagan said, extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.
In the standard rules of scientific evidence, the burden of proof is on the claimant, no one else. And no one should be encouraging this person in his fantasies unless and until he can offer evidence.
The burden of evidence isn't on KOMO to confirm or refute this tall tale. The burden is entirely on the story's originator, and as Carl Sagan said, extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.
In the standard rules of scientific evidence, the burden of proof is on the claimant, no one else. And no one should be encouraging this person in his fantasies unless and until he can offer evidence.