Myth: Etherscan is a Truth Machine — The Reality Behind Contracts, Gas, and Labels
Many Ethereum users treat Etherscan like an oracle: type an address or tx hash, and the explorer will instantly answer who did what, why it happened, and whether a contract is “safe.” That’s the misconception I want to bust first. Etherscan is an indispensable window into the public Ethereum ledger, but it is not omniscient. […]