Investigative journalists usually seek to establish a preponderance of evidence before presenting their findings. Saying things like "more people die getting into a hot bath than Covid," doesn't really wash because it's patently nonsense, and even more so without any rational or empirical evidence to support it.
I don't have any issues whatsoever with people being naturally skeptical, but let's not pretend that the conclusions that you draw, are any more than just that; your own opinion. And by the same token, don't be surprised when others seek to challenge that.
I always wonder to myself why certain people buy into conspiracy theory, and trust the information and "alternative accounts" that they read about online, as opposed looking at official account and verifiable data. It rarely crosses my mind that these people are free or radical thinkers. To be fair, they never strike me as stupid people, moreso that they have a want about them that seeks to appear to be "in the know" when others couldn't possibly fathom or understand the things that they do.
Flat-earthers, 9/11 deniers, climate change deniers, anti-vaxxers etc. all come into this category. I recognise that it is difficult to trust anything our leaders say, but the level of collusion required, from a vast array of actors, to maintain these conspiracies, makes all of them completely unbelievable.
I don't have any issues whatsoever with people being naturally skeptical, but let's not pretend that the conclusions that you draw, are any more than just that; your own opinion. And by the same token, don't be surprised when others seek to challenge that.
I always wonder to myself why certain people buy into conspiracy theory, and trust the information and "alternative accounts" that they read about online, as opposed looking at official account and verifiable data. It rarely crosses my mind that these people are free or radical thinkers. To be fair, they never strike me as stupid people, moreso that they have a want about them that seeks to appear to be "in the know" when others couldn't possibly fathom or understand the things that they do.
Flat-earthers, 9/11 deniers, climate change deniers, anti-vaxxers etc. all come into this category. I recognise that it is difficult to trust anything our leaders say, but the level of collusion required, from a vast array of actors, to maintain these conspiracies, makes all of them completely unbelievable.