Does anyone actually read the "last updated" date on a post before trusting it?

It’s only relevant if it’s a very time specific topic, but generally people don’t check the dates on a regular basis.

The main factor of trust would be whether it provides reliable information.
 
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I think it depends on the topic. If I'm reading about something that changes frequently, I definitely check the last updated date. But for evergreen topics, I rarely notice it. The date is more useful when the information itself can become outdated, not just as a generic trust signal.
 
SumbalLinkBuilder said:
Random thoughts i had.... we always talk abt adding "last updated" dates to post for SEO/Trust signals but do You personally as a reader actually chck that date before deciding if info is credible
or is it most just a signal for google and users don't really care that much in practice.
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Honesty speaking, the date is just an easy way of filtering things out not a stamp of credibility. If anything is marked as updated but the examples are definitely outdated that is it.
 
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