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If a liar can convince millions of people he is saying the truth, why couldn't he convince twelve?

• energy123 2y ago
  Courts have good truth finding mechanisms, with burden of proof, standards of evidence, jury deliberation, and both sides presenting their case over a long period of time in a controlled manner. You could design the law to only target damaging lies, such as false election fraud claims. This increases the bar on the prosecution and makes it harder to get convictions, and will make it so that frivolous lies are less likely to be prosecuted. I'm less excited about the actual convictions and more excited about the long-run deterrence effect and cultural shift that could happen.