If they didn't publish this, I suspect some goofball like Tucker Carlson or one of his ilk could find out and say something like "See, this is the information t

If they didn't publish this, I suspect some goofball like Tucker Carlson or one of his ilk could find out and say something like "See, this is the information they didn't want you to hear!" and would just add fuel to the fire with their narrative. As it is right now, if they're upfront with their research, they can preemptively address a lot of the potential BS that would follow.