As I saw it, the main points wasn't any philosophical teaching about him as such, but rather a "beware of trusting unverified sources too blindly".
(Which, admittedly, could be considered to be contradictory with me posting the link to an article I haven't read...)
Didn't have the time to read the article itself, but based on the abstract, this certainly sounds relevant for LW:
Hat tip to the BPS Resarch Digest.
ETA: Some other relevant studies from the same site, don't remember which ones have been covered here already:
Threat of terrorism boosts people's self-esteem
The "too much choice" problem isn't as straightforward as you'd think
Forget everything you thought you knew about Phineas Gage, Kitty Genovese, Little Albert, and other classic psychological tales