Raising my hand with a YES. I read both fiction and historical fiction and non-fiction, all in the time period for which I write. I soak it all it, gleaning what I like, and chucking the rest.
Agreed, too, that facts from fiction can be... unreliable.
Even with on line historic sites, I have found differing "facts."
Read, read, read. Research, research, research. Write, write, write. Research, research, research. Revise, revise, revise.
Just saying.