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Re:You cannot police misinformation in a fair, reproducible,... by ratsmack on Tuesday February 08, 2022 @02:39PM (#30263442)
>... it was thought ...

And therein lies the problem. They presented it as absolute undeniable fact, but there were no definitive studies to back up their claims at the time.

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Re:You cannot police misinformation in a fair, reproducible,... by nomel on Tuesday February 08, 2022 @02:46PM (#30263548)
Yeah, these statements have uncertainty, but they're not being discussed. It seems that uncertainty is being intentionally omitted, and discussion of it is actively fought. This seems a terrible way to maintain trust!
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