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#194 – Bret Weinstein: Truth, Science, and Censorship in the Time of a Pandemic

Lex Fridman Podcast

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Why Did YouTube Censor Discussion of Ivermactin?

YouTube is part of a consortium that has appointed itself the arbiter of truth. In effect they have decided to control discussion ostensibly to prevent the distribution of misinformation. The irony here is that with YouTube coming after me, well, my channel has been right where the who and CDC have been wrong consistently over the whole pandemic. I think this may be another case of an autopilot that thinks it's doing the right thing because it's parroting the corrupt wisdom of the who and the CDC.

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