We know things must be bad when the Royal Society itself is cautioning against the censorship of scientific misinformation. According to Professor Frank Kelly FRS, Professor of the Mathematics of Systems at the Statistical Laboratory, University of Cambridge, and Chair of the Royal Society report, "Science stands on the edge of error and the nature of the scientific endeavour at the frontiers means there is always uncertainty. "In the early days of the pandemic, science was too often painted as absolute and somehow not to be trusted when it corrects itself, but that prodding and testing of received wisdom is integral to the advancement of science, and society. "This is important to bear in mind when we are looking to limit scientific misinformation’s harms to society. Clamping down on claims outside the consensus may seem desirable, but it can hamper the scientific process and force genuinely malicious content underground."