The concept of “misinformation,” or “misleading, false and/or harmful information,” has been repeatedly invoked by Big Tech media companies and governments to justify the suppression and invalidation of information and perspectives they disapprove of. This concept has been employed by Twitter, Youtube, Facebook, and national health authorities either to delegitimate or silence views they deem to be false or harmful to the public interest. But the concept of misinformation is very slippery indeed, and wide open to ruthless exploitation on behalf of political or ideological causes.
The idea that someone should only interview a guest who is right is not reasonable. (Chances are, it's impossible too because everyone is going to be a bit wrong about at least something.) We can learn something interesting from people who are wrong. The most extreme example I have of that is from South African cartoonist and podcaster Jerm Warfare. He spoke of the time he interviewed a fellow who believes the Earth is flat. Now, unless there is some vast global conspiracy to hoodwink us all, the flat Earther is no doubt wrong. But why not interview him? Why not learn where he's coming from? Jerm said that by the end of the interview, he still didn't know whether the guy was serious or was pranking people. When I get around to watching the interview, I can't imagine I'll convert to flat-Earthism, but I bet I'll have some new insight into how people like the interviewee think. That alone is worth something.
The idea that someone should only interview a guest who is right is not reasonable. (Chances are, it's impossible too because everyone is going to be a bit wrong about at least something.) We can learn something interesting from people who are wrong. The most extreme example I have of that is from South African cartoonist and podcaster Jerm Warfare. He spoke of the time he interviewed a fellow who believes the Earth is flat. Now, unless there is some vast global conspiracy to hoodwink us all, the flat Earther is no doubt wrong. But why not interview him? Why not learn where he's coming from? Jerm said that by the end of the interview, he still didn't know whether the guy was serious or was pranking people. When I get around to watching the interview, I can't imagine I'll convert to flat-Earthism, but I bet I'll have some new insight into how people like the interviewee think. That alone is worth something.