Government and corporate deception

A Narrative Review of the COVID-19 Infodemic and Censorship in Healthcare Uploaded 22-03-25LIESTER, MITCHELL; Sohaib Ashraf; Patricia Callisperis; Hector Carvallo; Shankara Chetty; Robert Enzenauer; Carlos Franco-Paredes; Raul Pineda; Panagis Polykretis; Rachel Wilkenson; and Peter McCullough. 2025. "A Narrative Review of the COVID-19 Infodemic and Censorship in Healthcare." Secrecy and Society 3(2). DOI: https://doi.org/10.55917/ 2377-6188.1087https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/secrecyandsociety/vol3/iss2/3/Ideological and financial motivations have undermined science for decades. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_ZDQKq2F08https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJBaBJawnSYOrganizations and governments used misinformation, disinformation, censorship, and secrecy to manage the COVID-19 pandemic. Information can be distorted and shaped by corporations and governments for financial gain or ideological purposes. Various rationales for employing censorship and secrecy during the COVID-19 pandemic are examined including,how organizations and governments create confusion about the risks associated with their products,and blame avoidance to shift responsibility and to avoid accountability for their actions. Methods of censorship employed during the COVID-19 pandemic are reviewedData sourcesScientific papers, government documents, mass media articles, books, and personal accounts of physicians and scientists. Use of censorship and secrecy created a challenge for scientists, physicians, politicians, and the general public in trying to understand COVID- related topics. Defeating the Merchants of DoubtOreskes, Naomi, and Erik M. Conway. 2010. Nature 465 (7299): 686-87. https://www.nature.com/articles/465686aTactics of doubtCorporations engage in deliberate strategies to create doubt about scientific findings. (the tobacco industry, cast doubt on the health risks of smoking) despite overwhelming evidence of the dangers of smoking. Use of so-called “experts”Corporations hire or fund scientists to challenge or undermine scientific findings. Support the corporate narrative Media manipulationBy introducing fringe or discredited perspectives, corporations ensure that media coverage gives disproportionate weight to their desired narrative'In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.'https://www.socratic-method.com/quote-meanings/martin-luther-king-jr-in-the-end-we-will-remember-not-the-words-of-our-enemies-but-the-silence-of-our-friends#goog