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Re:Reddit CEO Rejects Call to Take Down Covid-19 Disinformation by macroninomics on Friday August 27, 2021 @01:54PM (#28330948)
The media coverage [0] of the lab leak theory as a likely theory is misinformation that misrepresents the scientific consensus [1]. More coverage on the lab leak politics: https://www.mintpressnews.com/why-liberals-suddenly-love-lab...

[0] https://fair.org/home/corporate-media-politicize-who-investi...

[1] https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6...

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Re:Reddit CEO Rejects Call to Take Down Covid-19 Disinformation by Noumenon72 on Friday August 27, 2021 @02:38PM (#28331478)
It doesn't matter whether it's the current or former coverage that was misinformation, what matters is we will never find out the truth if we ban the side currently deemed "misinformation" from making its case.
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Re:Reddit CEO Rejects Call to Take Down Covid-19 Disinformation by sjg007 on Saturday August 28, 2021 @10:46AM (#28338488)
So a bunch of people posting random theories on twitter will lead us to the truth? I don't think so. Look at pizzagate and all that crap. Nonsense.
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