Can we not do the whole multi-quote argument thing? That's typically where threads fall apart entirely.
Honestly, it's not a battle of wills here gentlemen. Also, when you start going back and cherry-picking statements out of context or otherwise to point out contradictions, much less to shame them over an inaccurate statement which they have since humbly accepted they were wrong about by ceasing to mention, you're only making yourself look petty/spiteful and hurting the credibility of your own previous statements by giving the distinct impression that you cannot get by on the validity of your own statements and therefore feel the need to attack your opponent's credibility in order to make your own statements appear more valid.
Sometimes the true "winner" of an argument (a term that I use for lack of a better one) is the one who knows when to stop arguing, regardless of whether or not they were right or wrong, because at least they knew when to quit. If your statements are 100% factual and verifiable, then you needn't argue any further because you are undeniably correct under scrutiny. On the other hand, if your statements are based largely upon opinions rather than facts, then likewise you needn't argue any further because your statements are likely verifiably false under scrutiny.
Appears to be a 1,000 articles out there that just cite each other. They are wrong.
That's why I abandoned my youthful aspirations of investigative journalism, because it doesn't exist anymore. Nobody takes the time to actually research or confirm the validity of a story they're running because that would take time and they can't be late getting an article out there, even if it is better written, includes more facts/info, or corrects some of the misinformation of the other hastily-written articles, just copy what everyone is saying then cite their articles as a source, that way if it all turns out to be wrong, then you can just blame the other article.
Don't even get me started on Sensationalism, more commonly referred to as "Click-bait" these days... That's what really killed my interest in a career in the field of journalism, favoring exaggeration over accuracy and emphasizing excitement over facts.