Timothy makes a specific point that I think generalizes well.

Most of us tend to turn on this kind of skeptical parsing of research results only when the reported results offend against our own common sense or our political commitments. If the research supports our prior commitments, then we tend to act as carriers of the meme. So here’s the pledge I think we all should take. Do not endorse research about social behavior or social psychology without first looking very carefully at the methodology and the effect size. If you would disregard the study on those grounds when it contradicts your own social views, disregard it when it endorses your views.

I think this applies across the board, not just for research about social behavior or social psychology. Something that I sometimes worry about isn't that I endorse research that doesn't bear close scrutiny as that I don't bother to speak about it unless it offends my priors. If it is supportive but flawed I stand aside, don't spend the energy to debunk it.

I can't post about everything, and so it is hardly surprising that the things that I choose to speak about are the ones that are exciting in some way, either good or bad. But it might be good form to exercise some occasional due diligence and post about rubbish that errs on the side I favor, just to be clear.