We hear your feedback regarding a segment on this week's "America This Week." At no juncture are we aligning with or endorsing the viewpoints of Dr. Mikovitz or Mr. Klayman or endorsing the "Plandemic" documentary. Full stop.
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We also interviewed a medical expert who debunked Dr. Mikovitz’s claims as conspiracy theories. We’re a supporter of free speech and a marketplace of ideas and viewpoints, even if incredibly controversial.
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This is what’s known as “false balance,” in which conspiracy theory bullshit is “balanced” by a perfunctory denial from an expert or skeptic. It only serves to reinforce the message what there might be something to the conspiracy theory BS. It’s highly irresponsible.
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Relaying paranoid disinformation-filled conspiracy theories, with a “debunking” by an “expert” is NOT the “marketplace of ideas.” It’s giving credence to harmful disinformation through false balance. It actually AMPLIFIES the disinformation.
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I’ve seen this sort of behavior by the press for two decades now, particularly with respect to reporting on the antivaccine movement, stories where antivaxxers were interviewed and then an expert briefly interviewed. You know what we call that? The token skeptic.
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