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> Where do you draw the line? What is misinformation and what isn't? Who decides?

The Reddit posts present clear examples of blatant misinformation, such as:

* Claims that COVID-19 does not exist at all,

* Wearing masks can suffocate you,

* COVID-19 is just a flu,

* COVID-19 is a bioweapon,

* COVID-19 vaccines are not safe and are untested,

* COVID-19 vaccines are a DNA experiment,

* Etc.

Unless you're gunning for a slippery slope argument, we don't need to dig too deep to find subreddits that are a constant stream of these claims, and even worse claims.

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This is absolutely hilarious. "Blatant misinformation" like "COVID-19 vaccines are not safe". I'd be upset but you're making the best case possible why this entire farce was such a joke

> This is absolutely hilarious. "Blatant misinformation" like "COVID-19 vaccines are not safe". (...)

Instead of venting your frustration, can you provide any evidence supporting your belief that any of the major vaccines is not safe?

Entire countries have already distributed at least the first dose to the vast majority of their population. If your belief had any merit or basis on reality, you have already a pool of hundreds of million of people who took the vaccine to gather evidence.

And where is the evidence?

I would dare say that the main risk associated with any of the major COVID-19 vaccines is presented by antivaxers who have been caught tampering with vaccination drives.

Before I do that, can you please tell me how you will react if I give you evidence that any of the major vaccines are not safe? Like I give you hard undeniable evidence, what will your reaction look like? Will you apologize to every single person that you "attacked for spreading misinformation"? Will you change your stance and from now on at least say "there are downsides to the vaccines"? Will you go back to your old comments and amend them saying "vaccines are actually not save"? Just be honest and precise what exactly changes if I give you evidence that the vacciens are not safe and which of the claims should be removed from social media for misinformation - "The vaccines are save" or "The vaccines are not safe" one of those is misinformation that can literally kill people, which one will you seek to be removed if I would be able to provide evidence that vaccines are not safe?

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