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That's not quite true. There are ways of evaluating an expert - but people don't like them, don't implement them, and don't try to find out what they are.
Many, many people who have the social status and authority of experts simply don't know what they're talking about. They can be detected by an earnest and diligent inquiry, combined with a healthy and balanced skepticism.
Doctors are a prime example.
Unfortunately, many of those ways are equivalent to "become an expert yourself". :(
But how do you know when you've become an expert?
Turtles all the way down!