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		DarylZero on Dec 29, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Facebook said my article was false – now the fact-... Even the MDs shouldn't be able to speak "censor free." MDs also need to be, and are, held to truth standards by censors. But considering medical boards can strip them of their MD, maybe there is a chilling effect that prevents false statements.

hutzlibu on Dec 29, 2021 [–]

"maybe there is a chilling effect that prevents false statements"

Or a chilling effect of unpopular opinions and facts.

And a much harder climate to find out, what is a fact at all, if you have to be scared, that some government commitee strips you of your right to publish, if they do not like your results.

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