It's really not that hard to find someone to go to check a address, redditors do this all the time. It should be expected as basic journalism, especially with high claims.
In this instance it was a bust because no one useful was there. But if the mastermind behind the whole operation was there you’d want a professional to ask them questions. Because once they know they’ve been rumbled they’re probably going to disappear.
Hardly surprising given the contrast to the level of journalistic integrity on display at the Beeb recently.
>[copypasta] half understood content with additional spin
then what you are reading is not journalism.
In most cases, if you aren't paying for it, it is not journalism.