Sarah B. Rogers
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And the way some people defined these was misinformation is false and disinformation is bad.
And the way some people defined these was misinformation is false and disinformation is bad.
And if disinformation pollutes your democracy, the wrong candidate might win, I think is really the impulse.
And if disinformation pollutes your democracy, the wrong candidate might win, I think is really the impulse.
But we had information suppressed under auspices of combating disinformation that turned out to be true.
But we had information suppressed under auspices of combating disinformation that turned out to be true.
So things that were suppressed included the assertion that the vaccine did not completely prevent transmission.
So things that were suppressed included the assertion that the vaccine did not completely prevent transmission.
That turned out to be true.
That turned out to be true.
It mitigated transmission significantly, but it was not a sterilizing vaccine.
It mitigated transmission significantly, but it was not a sterilizing vaccine.
And another thing that was suppressed was the assessment that the virus might have leaked from a lab.
And another thing that was suppressed was the assessment that the virus might have leaked from a lab.
And we now know that was the same assessment of a House committee and the CIA.
And we now know that was the same assessment of a House committee and the CIA.
So the government thinks the virus, they're not sure, but it might have leaked from a lab, more likely than not.
So the government thinks the virus, they're not sure, but it might have leaked from a lab, more likely than not.
And you're reaching out to Twitter, to Facebook, to Instagram, saying, hey, you know, we can't force you to take these posts down under the First Amendment, but we'd really appreciate if you did.
And you're reaching out to Twitter, to Facebook, to Instagram, saying, hey, you know, we can't force you to take these posts down under the First Amendment, but we'd really appreciate if you did.