1/5 A thread on #psuedoscience, #BOO, and #magicdirt.⚠️🤨 “I think [when people] are desperate or vulnerable, or they’ve been preyed upon, and you get somebody to say, ‘Hey, I’ve got this product that cures everything.’ You know when you’re desperate like that you might listen.”
2/5 Read a detailed story on how #conartists yet again took advantage of the fearful and ignorant during the #COVID19 #pandemic to sell them a 'cure' - actual dirt: nbcnews.com/news/magic-dir… It's astounding that in today's age, people still won't listen to #science to stay safe.
3/5 An ignorant, distracted, fearful and stressed public that's too busy trying to navigate today's noisy online world is easy prey for the unscrupulous or worse, the crazed who believe in #woo. Use these #8guides to spot their dangerous #misinformation: https://t.co/InJg0Sp5ld