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The bleach story has been fact checked as false multiple times but I think you make an interesting point about accountability in govt. I don't think is realistic though. What should you do about things that are fluid? Should the current administration be held accountable for the "lies" they told about the vaccines and how they would prevent you from getting COVID? They represented them as facts.

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They should be careful. In most cases, a “to the best of our knowledge” should be enough to shield a well-meaning government figure. If, however, if they know, or should have known (as in “they were informed otherwise”) the punishment should be harsh.

In the bleach case, I heard the full recording. While he doesn’t say people should drink bleach, he suggests it could be useful.

Please share the link to the full recording. I have never heard it.

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