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Re:US urged to reveal UFO evidence after claim that it has i... by TechBro8615 on Tuesday June 06, 2023 @10:59PM (#36222339)
Wow, nobody has ever lied to congress before! And what are the chances their testimony pops up right after the introduction of a program incentivizing whistleblowers to come forward?
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Re:US urged to reveal UFO evidence after claim that it has i... by admax88qqq on Wednesday June 07, 2023 @01:15AM (#36223123)
Wouldn't you expect their testimony to pop up after the incentive program independently of it's accuracy or truthfulness?
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Re:US urged to reveal UFO evidence after claim that it has i... by TechBro8615 on Thursday June 08, 2023 @12:38AM (#36237278)
I wouldn't expect it to be independent of truthfulness. The Cobra Effect [0] suggests that offering a reward for something, in this case public airing of testimony, increases the likelihood of false testimony given the absence of any truthful testimony.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perverse_incentive#The_origina...

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