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Does Censorship Fuel Conspiracy Theories?
Sep 17, 2026
Does censorship make conspiracy theories worse? America’s immune system was free speech and journalism. But when reasonable questions about COVID, school closures, or the lab leak were labeled “misinformation,” trust collapsed. If people are punished for asking reasonable questions, how can they discern what is true?
Marissa Streit
Michael Shermer
