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by gus_massa 1043 days ago
It's important that public understand the difference between a preprint in arXiv, a paper in a serious peer review journal and the truth.

We've seen a lot of miracle cures during the covid-19 epidemic where all the support was a bunch of preprints (and some of the preprints were horrible, I read a few of them to write angry comments in HN).

A paper in a serious peer review journal (if possible/relevant preregistered and with a randomized controlled group) is much better evidence, but it still can be wrong.