[ninetyfurr]

Ironically in censorsed domains, the absence of information is a very clear indicator of truth. It happens everywhere - there are many true things you are not allowed to post on the internet.

You know the old saying, "Just because you read it on the internet, doesn't mean it's true"? Consider the inverse: Just because you haven't read it on the internet, doesn't mean it's not true.

[nikofeyn]

well, that's a meaningless statement if i've ever heard one.

[sjg007]

No it doesn’t mean that.

[treeman79]

Same thing happening now with Hydroxychloroquine.

Lots of interesting articles on how it might help. Media decides it’s a political football. No more articles

[cooper12]

> No more articles

https://news.google.com/search?q=hydroxychloroquine

[acdha]

Your “lots of interesting articles” were what made it a political football. Before it was picked up by the right-wing propaganda network there was one obviously flawed study and some fringe non-experts promoting it to people anxious for a cure, followed by a bunch of actual experts urging caution.

[acdha]

For the people who might not have followed this closely, here’s a history of the spread:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/04/13/how-false...