Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-1600847-20140804181044/@comment-24999978-20140804205003

Shoddycast are not particularly accurate in general, and tend to miss important events or facts (and are just plain incorrect at some points, though that is not so common). I have heard that their content has been better lately after Lady N started reviewing the scripts, but the earlier ones like their Talos videos should be avoided, in my opinion.

That said, it is a bit harder to prove that something didn't happen than to prove that something did happen. Shoddycast go with the Orthodox interpretation of Tiber Septim's life (which, while evidently inaccurate in some areas, might not be so in others. It is rather filled with propaganda and confusion over roles, though). The Pocket Guide to the Empire seems to outline the Orthodox belief that Hjalti had no involvement in the matter (unsurprisingly), while the Arcturian Heresy raises the alternative view that he was indeed implicated. I think, overall, there is little evidence for either side other than what is written by these authors, lacking any forensic evidence or eye witnesses (unless you trust the Underking, which I do in this case).