Society

Should people be free to say things that are demonstrably false?

Not a question about what the law currently is, but about where the line should sit between free expression and harm from falsehood.

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Yes, almost without exception

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The alternative hands someone the power to decide what is true.

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No, when it causes real harm

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Falsehoods about health, elections or people cost more than they are worth.

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Free to say, not free to amplify

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The problem is distribution, not speech.

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