Let's Be Skeptical

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Let's Be Skeptical

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Let's Be Skeptical

What my case reveals about misinformation, moral panics, and why skepticism matters more than ever.

Aug 21, 2025

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“There can be no liberty for a community which lacks the means by which to detect lies.”

Journalist Walter Lippmann wrote that in 1920. It was true then, and it’s even more true now. In Lippmann’s da…

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