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Episode 223: Who Controls What We’re Allowed to Know?

April 14, 2026

This coming Tuesday on VSRF Live, we’re joined by Raphael Lataster, PhD, an Australian scholar and former healthcare professional who now focuses on one of the defining issues of our time, misinformation, and who gets to decide what’s true.

Through his publication Okay Then News, Dr. Lataster tracks contradictions across government, media, and institutional messaging, highlighting where official narratives break down, reverse, or collapse under scrutiny. From COVID policy to broader cultural shifts, his work examines how “misinformation” is labeled, who applies that label, and what happens when those same authorities get it wrong.

In this episode, we explore the growing credibility crisis across institutions once treated as arbiters of truth. What happens when public health agencies and media outlets dismiss concerns that later prove valid? And how should individuals evaluate claims in an environment where information is filtered, curated, and often politicized?

We’ll also examine unresolved questions from the COVID era, including what was said, what was known, and what is only now being acknowledged. Dr. Lataster brings a rare combination of philosophical rigor and real-world awareness, connecting scientific claims, institutional behavior, and public trust.

In this episode, Steve Kirsch and Dr. Lataster will discuss:

  • Who decides what qualifies as “misinformation,” and how that label is applied

  • COVID-era claims that were dismissed or censored, and are now being revisited

  • The gap between institutional messaging and emerging data

  • Why certain lines of inquiry remain effectively off-limits

  • How to apply consistent standards of evidence in a landscape shaped by authority

This is a conversation for anyone trying to make sense of a world where institutional credibility is under strain, and the stakes of getting it wrong are real.

If you’ve watched the same institutions get it wrong, change the story, and face no accountability, this conversation will help you connect the dots—and understand exactly how that system works.

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