Don't read him, so wouldn't know.
I don't know about a grade schooler, I was using your vernacular, but since it is OSINT(Open Source Intelligence) I can give you the UNCLASS version. He is looked upon as god by some in the Navy/USMC intel. The rest of us are skeptical about his claims re: OSINT's superiority. @ School you have a SCIF and wonderful access. He disputes that FORN would produce 'OSINT' via articles that had a hint of credence. He was adamant that the worldwide press would prevent planted stories.
What is “FORN”? So it seems that he thought that OSINT would give sufficient accurate intel as news articles don’t lie?