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Why does a lie travel further than the truth?
The few outside are dismissed as cranks by association
a walkthrough with stand-ins — a demonstration, not a finding · root cause · sealed
It significantly influences
The bodies that issue guidance also fund those who check it
certified · 14 yes · 1 no
Judged not to be linked
Requests for data are answered eighteen months later, if at all
judged not to · 0 yes · 14 no · 1 abstained
Guidance was stated more confidently than the evidence supported
judged not to · 4 yes · 23 no · 2 abstained · cross-group
Nobody keeps a public record of which official claims were later revised
judged not to · 2 yes · 13 no
Once labelled, a claim cannot get a hearing even when the evidence changes
judged not to · 1 yes · 14 no
A paper that contradicts the field is reviewed harder than one that confirms it
judged not to · 1 yes · 12 no · 2 abstained
Being wrong in public costs an institution more than being slow
judged not to · 1 yes · 14 no
A correction arrives long after the decision it should have changed
judged not to · 1 yes · 12 no · 2 abstained
Requests for data are answered eighteen months later, if at all
judged not to · 1 yes · 13 no · 1 abstained
Guidance was stated more confidently than the evidence supported
judged not to · 1 yes · 13 no · 1 abstained
The bodies that issue guidance also fund those who check it
judged not to · 1 yes · 14 no
Nobody keeps a public record of which official claims were later revised
judged not to · 1 yes · 14 no
Once labelled, a claim cannot get a hearing even when the evidence changes
judged not to · 7 yes · 22 no · cross-group
A paper that contradicts the field is reviewed harder than one that confirms it
judged not to · 1 yes · 13 no · 1 abstained
Being wrong in public costs an institution more than being slow
judged not to · 2 yes · 13 no
A correction arrives long after the decision it should have changed
judged not to · 2 yes · 12 no · 1 abstained
A group’s judgement, not a measurement. Demo room. On the atlas.
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