> What that means is that people were sharing unproven things. Some of the things were later proven, and some weren't. For example, early in the pandemic when

> What that means is that people were sharing unproven things. Some of the things were later proven, and some weren't. For example, early in the pandemic when the surgeon general of the USA and the top doctor of Canada both advised against wearing masks, would you classify that as the authorities "sharing unproven things"? Perhaps they should have censored themselves, instead of shutting out the voices who pointed out that the worldwide evidence was overwhelmingly in favour of masks being effective?