text_1: Using toilet paper as a barrier between your derriere and a toilet seat poses more health risks than just sitting down without a barrier.
text_2: Ultimately, what you put between yourself and the toilet seat is between you and your toilet, but we rate these claims because a.) you are not reducing risk of spreading germs by failing to put down toilet paper, and b.) you are, likewise, certainly not increasing the risk by putting down toilet paper. The risk of germs is omnipresent, and it should, if anything, highlight the importance of washing your hands after using the bathroom.