Trust grounded in false knowledge cannot be an intrinsic good

Evidence

Could trust be at least morally a good thing? Acting as though one trusts when in fact one does not might well be a good thing in certain contexts, because it can stimulate good results. Having the knowledge that entails trust can also be a good thing from the perspective of the potential knower, because that knowledge could lead to mutually beneficial cooperation. It does not follow, however, that trust is a good thing in and of itself, because it could be grounded in false knowledge. — Russell Hardin, Trust and Trustworthiness, 375