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Why do false claims spread faster than corrections?
There is no routine moment at which guidance is re-examined
a walkthrough with stand-ins — a demonstration, not a finding · sealed
What significantly influences it
Anyone with relevant expertise has funding from someone with an interest
certified · 11 yes · 2 no · 1 abstained
Emergency powers suspend the checks that would have caught it
certified · 11 yes · 3 no
Judged not to be linked
So the incentive is to revise quietly rather than loudly
judged not to · 2 yes · 11 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 · 1 yes · 13 no
A minister needs an answer this week and the study reports next year
judged not to · 5 yes · 21 no · 3 abstained · cross-group
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 · 1 yes · 12 no · 1 abstained
Being wrong in public costs an institution more than being slow
judged not to · 2 yes · 10 no · 2 abstained
Emergency powers suspend the checks that would have caught it
judged not to · 2 yes · 12 no
Guidance was stated more confidently than the evidence supported
judged not to · 2 yes · 11 no · 1 abstained
So the incentive is to revise quietly rather than loudly
judged not to · 1 yes · 12 no · 1 abstained
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 · 2 yes · 11 no · 1 abstained
Retracting a paper takes years and the claim travels in days
judged not to · 0 yes · 12 no · 2 abstained
Nobody has ever measured what a late correction costs
judged not to · 1 yes · 13 no
Being wrong in public costs an institution more than being slow
judged not to · 1 yes · 12 no · 1 abstained
Guidance was stated more confidently than the evidence supported
judged not to · 7 yes · 21 no · 1 abstained · cross-group
A group’s judgement, not a measurement. Demo room. On the atlas.
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