There was the saying "Trust but verify" but online it is best termed "Do NOT trust and do verify". As an example, #24 on the Rosary. Is the date of 1090 AD wrong?
Was the Rosary invented prior to that date? Here is a quick research to verify -
This list of inventions and heresies is to point out the date they were invented. The Wikipedia gives the date as 1090 "invented by Peter the Hermit". The statement with the references are as follow:
"There is also a strong and old tradition that Peter the Hermit was the first to introduce the use of the Rosary.[19][20] It follows that he began this tradition in about 1090.[26]"
(19)Thomas Dudley Fosbroke, British Monachism; Or, Manners and Customs of the Monks and Nuns of England (etc.) 3. Ed (John Bowyer Nichols, 1843)p 317.
(20)William Hurd, A New Universal History of the Religious Rites, Ceremonies, and Customs of the Whole World: Or, A Complete and Impartial View of All the Religions in the Various Nations of the Universe Both Ancient and Modern, from the Creation Down to the Present Time: To which is Added, a Geographical Description of the Various Parts, the Religious Rites and Ceremonies of Whose Inhabitants are Described, (J. Hemingway, 1799) p255.
(26) Peter the Hermit at Britanica online.
I do not find the Roman Catholic articles online give any evidence that the Rosary existed prior to 1090 AD. Here are a couple web sites by Roman Catholics about the Rosary -
In Defense of A Tradition
rosarycenter.org
The gift of the Rosary has been traditionally attributed to St. Dominic. The meditation and promises attached to the prayers have perduring and everlasting graces for all of Mary's children.
www.catholic365.com
The list I posted referred to the dates of invention and I find no evidence that he was wrong about the Rosary, #24. I've looked at more than the two Roman Catholic links above and do not find any dates for the Rosary in the earlier centuries, or earlier than 1090 AD.
It takes time to research online, but this is just one example to illustrate the accuracy of the list. I encourage the reader to do his own research on various issues in the list.
It is odd this discussion came about in a thread about gay Christians.