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why assume that our institutions have all of the verifiable facts? verifiable by whom? the institutions themselves? and which institutions? the elected federal
by adamrezich 5y ago
why assume that our institutions have all of the verifiable facts? verifiable by whom? the institutions themselves?
and which institutions? the elected federal government? the appointed federal government? the intelligence agencies?
who is the authority on truth, and what gives them that authority?
- AnimalMuppet 5y agoThe platforms are the authority on truth on their platform. I question whether they should want to be such an authority, or whether they are competent to be such an authority, but they have the power (both technically and, currently, legally) to be the authority... on their own platform.
- Pxtl 5y agoBecause we already do that when it's a matter of perjury, filing a false report, defamation, fraud, etc. In all those cases, the government becomes the arbiter of truth. If celebrities can sue the Daily Mail for lying about them and win, why doesn't climate change or covid infectiousness get the same protection, considering the stakes are so much higher?