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Why do false claims spread faster than corrections?
So the incentive is to revise quietly rather than loudly
a walkthrough with stand-ins — a demonstration, not a finding · sealed
What significantly influences it
Retracting a paper takes years and the claim travels in days
inferred · follows from certified links
Being wrong in public costs an institution more than being slow
certified · 14 yes · 0 no
Emergency powers suspend the checks that would have caught it
inferred · follows from certified links
Judged not to be linked
Anyone with relevant expertise has funding from someone with an interest
judged not to · 1 yes · 13 no
Reversing guidance is used as proof the whole thing was a lie
judged not to · 2 yes · 11 no · 1 abstained
A minister needs an answer this week and the study reports next year
judged not to · 3 yes · 11 no
Retracting a paper takes years and the claim travels in days
judged not to · 2 yes · 12 no
Nobody has ever measured what a late correction costs
judged not to · 2 yes · 11 no · 1 abstained
Emergency powers suspend the checks that would have caught it
judged not to · 0 yes · 13 no · 1 abstained
Guidance was stated more confidently than the evidence supported
judged not to · 0 yes · 14 no
There is no routine moment at which guidance is re-examined
judged not to · 1 yes · 12 no · 1 abstained
Anyone with relevant expertise has funding from someone with an interest
judged not to · 1 yes · 13 no
Reversing guidance is used as proof the whole thing was a lie
judged not to · 2 yes · 12 no
A minister needs an answer this week and the study reports next year
judged not to · 2 yes · 12 no
Nobody has ever measured what a late correction costs
judged not to · 1 yes · 13 no
Guidance was stated more confidently than the evidence supported
judged not to · 1 yes · 12 no · 1 abstained
There is no routine moment at which guidance is re-examined
judged not to · 2 yes · 11 no · 1 abstained
A group’s judgement, not a measurement. Demo room. On the atlas.
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