Give them tools, maybe, but "The network" can't do it natively. They doesn't have an understanding, can't filter out "ad absurdum". Plus they can only go so deep. Maybe they can hit snopes and check something, but I don't believe current ones even with tools do detailed cross examination with open ended research and stop when they are convinced that they have enough data.
That's like saying that humans can't tighten screws because they need screwdrivers.
Nope. This is akin having no long term memory and don't able to tell when and where you learnt that water boils at 100 degrees C first, and it in fact burns very badly.