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> I don't believe the government, either side, should be the arbiters of what is real news or real information. Shouldn't they? When a murder happens, a court
by euske 6y ago
> I don't believe the government, either side, should be the arbiters of what is real news or real information.
Shouldn't they?
When a murder happens, a court (which I guess is a part of a government) decides which testimony is true.
When a company makes food, FDA (or some similar department) gets to decide if their nutrition facts are correct or not.
ditto for IRS, FTC, etc.
What a government doesn't decide is if a certain opinion is right or wrong. But they usually urge public entities (e.g. media) to state the truth and suppress misinformation.
- nine_k 6y agoThese are all issues of safety of one's very life and health. This is why there's a proper process in courts (even if stained by plea bargaining). FDA does not offer such a process, but its powers are way more limited. None of these are in business of deciding truthiness of arbitrary statements or opinions, and they all operate in their well-defined narrow niches and run strict fact-checking procedures, collect proofs, etc.