The Problem of WCR/'Lone Nut" Disinformation on the Education Forum

[Robert Morrow]

2 minutes ago, Jonathan Cohen said:

But yet it's OK for people to run amok on this forum with absolute and utter nonsense like the "Harvey and Lee" theory? What's the difference? Who is the arbiter of what's "disinformation" and what's not?

The Two Oswalds theory. What a pile of garbage! Hickey shooting JFK! Greer shooting JFK! Oswald on the front stairs! How about: it wasn't Jack Ruby who actually shot Oswald! The Fed killed JFK. Jackie Kennedy killed JFK! Onassis killed JFK!

This is why I don't mind lone nutters here. 

Exactly, who is the arbiter of disinformation? People should be allowed to fight over that are facts. LET THE READERS DECIDE WHO HAS THE BETTER ARGUMENT.

[W. Niederhut]

Many valid points here.

Regarding disputes about legitimate historical controversies, IMO, there is a qualitative difference between legitimate disagreements about the evidence and the deliberate posting of known falsehoods.

I would define "disinformation" as the propagation of clearly established falsehoods, for the purpose of deceiving the public.  We all know it happens.

My hunch is that most forum members would also reject the sophomoric premise of solipsism-- the notion that there are no discernible, objective truths, no established scientific or historical facts.

[Robert Morrow]

3 hours ago, Paul Cummings said:

I'm paraphrasing J Gary Shaw but he said something along the lines of, "if you've studied this case you're either ignorant to the facts or lying." 

Doesn't Gary Shaw think Carlos Marcello killed JFK? Gary is a nice man, but are those the "facts" he is pushing?

Btw, I first saw Gary Shaw on Austin, TX cable access channel around 1990 on Frank Morrow's show Alternate Views, which was an AMAZING TV show.

And I did enjoy Gary Shaw's appearance on Alternative Views.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternative_Views

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2914864/

https://scholargps.com/specialties/22209064946509/alternative-views