# A serious question for Sam Stone on Factual Errors

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**Created:** [December 11, 2021, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-serious-question-for-sam-stone-on-factual-errors/955881 "2021-12-11T12:32:19Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 6, 2023, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-serious-question-for-sam-stone-on-factual-errors/955881/784 "2023-07-06T16:58:37Z")

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I assumed this thread was bumped due to this post…

> [@Judge limits Biden administration contact with social media firms](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judge-limits-biden-administration-contact-with-social-media-firms/986583/9):
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> And that itself is disinformation. The vaccine didn’t stop transmission, and it didn’t stop infection. Its primary function was to prevent severe sickness that would lead to hospitalization or death.
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> There was plenty of pandemic among the vaccinated, and the unvaccinated weren’t putting others at more risk. They were hurting themselves.
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> The problem with policing ‘misinformation’ or ‘disinformation’ is that you often don’t see it on your own side, and see it too often on the other, mistaking opinion or mistakes for misinformation.
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> Joe Biden is a misinformation machine. He lies casually and easily with a lifetime of practice. I would trust him to police disinformation about as much as I’d trust Bill Clinton to behave himself on Intern Island.

One statement at a time:

“The vaccine didn’t stop transmission, and it didn’t stop infection.” False. The vaccine was highly effective at at reducing transmission and infection.

“There was plenty of pandemic among the vaccinated, and the unvaccinated weren’t putting others at more risk.” False. While some vaccinated people did get sick, equating the effects of COVID among vaccinated and unvaccinated groups is like saying a match is equal to a forest fire because they are both fires. Furthermore, the unvaccinated were unquestionably putting other people at risk. It’s bizarre to claim otherwise.

“Joe Biden is a misinformation machine.” False. Nice example of, “Every accusation is a confession,” though.

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