Yeah similar to how the US government (Fauci, surgeon general) initially pretended masks wouldn't work to prevent a run on the supply. Maybe government officia

Yeah similar to how the US government (Fauci, surgeon general) initially pretended masks wouldn't work to prevent a run on the supply. Maybe government officials should just give the facts straight and not try to manipulate the public. Even if the lies work in the short run they have longer lasting effects on government trust (as I'd argue we're seeing now, a year later)