> I'd have preferred if they had told the truth as they knew it This is perfectly understandable, however, in this situation, the truth or any version of it we

> I'd have preferred if they had told the truth as they knew it This is perfectly understandable, however, in this situation, the truth or any version of it weren't available. If you tell everyone that masks are the best way to avoid getting infected, but there is none available, then you are creating and invoking the worst case scenario immediately: No masks available for anyone, No idea when you will get shipments, and 60M panicked citizens to manage.