I think the thing that really scares me the most about our gullibility is that students believe what many teachers to tell them as truth. If I told my class that the thunder was caused by airplanes, some of them would believe it. I think that it is very important that educators actually research the topics they teach regardless of how easy the seem.
Some teachers jsut fudge and answer and many students walk away believeing it as truth.
We as a society believe many things we hear and read regardless of the source.