While this article provides valuable insight into the AAP it contains a gross misrepresentation. The article states that "In October, [the AAP] urged the Department of Justice to investigate critics of “gender affirming” care, arguing they were spreading “disinformation” that puts lives at risk."... A medical organization asking for its …
While this article provides valuable insight into the AAP it contains a gross misrepresentation.
The article states that "In October, [the AAP] urged the Department of Justice to investigate critics of “gender affirming” care, arguing they were spreading “disinformation” that puts lives at risk."...
A medical organization asking for its critics to be criminally investigated for spreading misinformation would be a scandal of the highest order. It would call for an article all on its own. However, when one actually clicks the link to see the letter sent to the DoJ, and reads the first line, we see the AAP's actual reason for writing
"we write to urge you to investigate the organizations, individuals, and entities coordinating, provoking, and carrying out bomb threats and threats of personal violence against children’s hospitals and physicians across the U.S."
After sometime detailing instances where threats of violence resulted in lockdowns the AAP does mention 'disinformation', in the following paragraph:
"These coordinated attacks threaten federally protected rights to health care for patients and their
families. The attacks are rooted in an intentional campaign of disinformation, where a few high-profile
users on social media share false and misleading information targeting individual physicians and
hospitals, resulting in a rapid escalation of threats, harassment, and disruption of care across multiple
jurisdictions. Our organizations have called on technology companies to do more to prevent this practice
on digital platforms, and we now urge your office to take swift action to investigate and prosecute all
organizations, individuals, and entities responsible"
It seems obvious that the AAP is asking for criminal investigation for, what they view as disinformation inciting actual bomb threats. One may still regard this as dangerous for free speech, incitement can often be used in a vague way. However, the context is vastly different from that implied by the article i.e. that the AAP investigate critics of gender affirming care for mere criticism, and is far less sensational.
The author or editor should issue a correction and add the appropriate context. Not doing so will reflect very poorly on the credibility of a new media site that is trying to break away from the biased reporting of the mainstream media.
While this article provides valuable insight into the AAP it contains a gross misrepresentation.
The article states that "In October, [the AAP] urged the Department of Justice to investigate critics of “gender affirming” care, arguing they were spreading “disinformation” that puts lives at risk."...
A medical organization asking for its critics to be criminally investigated for spreading misinformation would be a scandal of the highest order. It would call for an article all on its own. However, when one actually clicks the link to see the letter sent to the DoJ, and reads the first line, we see the AAP's actual reason for writing
"we write to urge you to investigate the organizations, individuals, and entities coordinating, provoking, and carrying out bomb threats and threats of personal violence against children’s hospitals and physicians across the U.S."
After sometime detailing instances where threats of violence resulted in lockdowns the AAP does mention 'disinformation', in the following paragraph:
"These coordinated attacks threaten federally protected rights to health care for patients and their
families. The attacks are rooted in an intentional campaign of disinformation, where a few high-profile
users on social media share false and misleading information targeting individual physicians and
hospitals, resulting in a rapid escalation of threats, harassment, and disruption of care across multiple
jurisdictions. Our organizations have called on technology companies to do more to prevent this practice
on digital platforms, and we now urge your office to take swift action to investigate and prosecute all
organizations, individuals, and entities responsible"
It seems obvious that the AAP is asking for criminal investigation for, what they view as disinformation inciting actual bomb threats. One may still regard this as dangerous for free speech, incitement can often be used in a vague way. However, the context is vastly different from that implied by the article i.e. that the AAP investigate critics of gender affirming care for mere criticism, and is far less sensational.
The author or editor should issue a correction and add the appropriate context. Not doing so will reflect very poorly on the credibility of a new media site that is trying to break away from the biased reporting of the mainstream media.