Let's say there is a government body that decides what is true or not, and decides who to punish for lying. It would be naive to think such a government body w

Let's say there is a government body that decides what is true or not, and decides who to punish for lying. It would be naive to think such a government body would be impervious to corruption, or groupthink, or mistakes. In fact, it would be the worlds largest target for anyone who wanted to promote misinformation or bribe/threaten people to weaponize it against their enemies. Every time a new political party came into power, their opponents would be censored and imprisoned. And at the same time, the people in that government body who get to decide what is true or not would miraculously see their personal wealth increase. What a strange coincidence! Bad things can even happen by accident: look at how many people were shouted down for saying masks were a good idea when Covid started, and then were shouted down for not wearing masks a few months later. Or look at who was shouted down for saying that missile that landed in Poland might not be Russian. When the censors get things wrong, and they have the authority of the government behind them, the consequences will be terrible. It would ultimately result the end of free society, and it would not take very long for that to happen.