For the editor:

A number of letters have recently implored you not to post content spreading dangerous misinformation. The anti-vaccine response is that it would be a form of censorship.

However, there is a huge difference between opinions and facts. If someone says, “Joe Biden is a terrible president,” that’s clearly an opinion we can debate. But when people write letters claiming that Covid vaccines cause AIDS, or that hundreds of athletes in their prime died soon after receiving the vaccine, these are outright lies that don’t shouldn’t be promoted, especially with over 900,000 (and growing) Covid deaths in our country.

In other words, suppose I write a letter confidently stating that the 9/11 attacks were internal operations by our military, that all the moon landings were hoaxes, and that the Holocaust never happened, will you? print it? Could I reasonably claim censorship if you didn’t?

There are dozens of websites devoted to each of these conspiracy theories, and each site claims to have evidence, such as official documents, eyewitness accounts, and sworn testimony. It would not be censorship to refuse to print such a letter. It would be journalistic integrity. Please use the same good judgment on this important matter.

Rick Schluter

Sparta