re: US Chinese Virus Tracker - 466,299 Cases, 16,686 Deaths, 26,104 Recovered (4/10/2020)

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Being an expert doesn't make someone trust worthy.

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actually it does. Science requires trust, that people are being truthful and a scientists career is dependent on their reputation for being honest (not fudging numbers). If a scientist just once is shown to be dishonest in regards to their work they are excommunicated from the community, generally lose all funding and are no longer taken seriously by their peers. In this way a scientist like this is not the same as an ESPN or political "expert".