I'm like most people, I want to see for myself,
No, most people do not want to see for themselves. Most people usually relie on people that say that they haved checked for them.
EX-JW might be different. I for example get very suspicious when people push like WAC, For the time being, I have checked what I could. I will let you know when I get a reply from the German politician.
Of course, you still have to see for yourself.