Some is true, such as the silk road website that was selling drugs until the FBI caught the guy. The dark web is a scary place where only bad people go. Also, it isn't very secure anymore as the fbi has been doing a damn good job of infiltrating the system and catching potential illegal activities, as well as shutting down servers.
I got Tor and was there for 10 minutes until a hitman ad scared the sh! T out of me and I left lol. Just don't go there, nothing you need.
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.