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Comment by 11thEarlOfMar

The lies we are told go on and on. The only defense seems to be a combination of strong analytical skills and healthy skepticism of all information we consume.

Some other examples you already know:

- Big tobacco and lung cancer, cigarettes sold has healthy for decades [0]

- Big Auto and seat belts, they fought mandatory seat belts for decades [1]

- Big sugar (this article)

- Big Media and the apparent massive degradation in truthfulness of the 2010's

It seems that the truth can be purchased at the right price from the right organizations.

Teaching analytical skepticism needs to become a core curriculum for our schools.

[0] https://cebp.aacrjournals.org/content/16/6/1070#:~:text=Seni....

[1] https://www.wpr.org/surprisingly-controversial-history-seat-...

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