In this age of fake news and alternative facts, evidence-based research becomes all the more important. As someone who deals with information both in her professional and personal pursuits, Mona Magno-Veluz a.k.a. Mighty Magulang shares how research is not just for the academe, but is very much needed in today's society. Mona Magno-Veluz is a self-confessed history geek, “ninuno”-hunter, and certified “tita”. She is a passionate genealogist involved in growing family trees for clans, here and abroad, and in nurturing family forests as a Philippine curator on Geni.com.Her social media persona “Mighty Magulang” who delivers bite-sized history and genealogy thought starters and her autism inclusion advocacy ushered the opportunity to serve on the Tiktok Safety Advisory Council for Asia Pacific as the sole Filipino, and only content creator.Mona speaks publicly about social media literacy and innovation, civic education, genealogy and family history research, disability-inclusive employment, and empowered parenting. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx