[DugwayDuke]

ealgeone wrote: “there was a higher degree of trust in government in 1918.”

The government actively suppressed information on the flu to avoid interfering with the war effort. The government actively encouraged war bond rallies, etc.

[ealgeone]

Never said the government was above board....but I’d say there was a higher trust in government then than now.

[hanamizu]

“...The government actively suppressed information on the flu to avoid interfering with the war effort...”

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All of the warring nations did the same, that’s how it got its name. Spain was neutral and the Spanish press could and did print information about influenza epidemic.