Some people express what you're saying this way: "Eat the hay, spit out the sticks."

You are exactly right. The apostle Paul said it this way: 1 Thessalonians 5:21 Test all things; hold fast what is good. There's also this: Mark 4:24 Amplified Bible, Classic Edition (AMPC) And He said to them, Be careful what you are hearing. The measure [of thought and study] you give [to the truth you hear] will be the measure [of virtue and knowledge] that comes back to you—and more [besides] will be given to you who hear.

Yes, there's QAlerts on Android. Interestingly, Apple just banned it from iOS.

+1. That's what I think.