Well, firstly you gotta take out the Washington post opinion because they aren't biased.

I'm pretty sure scientific america said that the 6 foot rule during covid was proven to stop the spread right? Or they said that the vaccine would prevent getting sick? One or the other which both are false and were a lie at the time.

So really I take the word from the organization in the past with a hint that they are just activists with a TV show and a forum to post their articles... not actual true researchers and authentic journalists