Truth, Expertise And The Tenets Of Trust

Published: Aug. 7, 2020, 10 a.m.

One of the most insidious things people can do with power is the ability to use “expert” authority to sway the masses to their version of the truth. This is certainly the case with the viral video of doctors in lab coats talking about Coronavirus and making claims that there is a cure for it and that there is no need to wear masks – contrary to what the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other experts are saying. The video quickly became viral hours after release and Donald Trump even shared several versions of it on Twitter. The video was taken down from every major platform for spreading misinformation – to the consternation of some people, specifically Trump’s hardline supporters. Why were these “experts’” opinions squashed? Why was their “expertise” repressed? Bill Stierle and Tom anchor this episode’s discussion on this burning issue.



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