Indeed.
Professor Cookbook gave an interview to CCFM (“we play a mix of contemporary Christian music, combined with compelling chat, views and interviews”) about Covid-19.
Nathan Geffen from Groundup reports that the interview was dangerously misleading.
Professor Tim Noakes gave an interview to CCFM that has been widely circulated on social media. In it Noakes makes false and misleading statements.
The interview starts off with Noakes admitting he is not a virus expert. If the interview had ended at this point it would have been accurate.
Ouch!
I haven’t listened to the interview, because of:
a) The radio station,
b) The interviewee, and
c) The combination of points a) and b) above.
but it certainly wouldn’t be out of place for Tim to make false and misleading statements.
The cap certainly fits, even if the trousers are a bit iffy.
There’s a very valid school of thought that says that responding to this sort of thing merely amplifies the reach and message of the original interview. Then there’s the other equally valid side of the coin which says that if you don’t challenge this sort of nonsense, it will just continue unabated (actually, it seems to continue to ooze like shit from a leaky sewer whatever you do, but anyway…).
Sadly, given that both these points of view hold merit and validity, there is likely no right answer here, but Geffen’s piece is a robust, undramatic, step-by-step takedown of Noakes’ BS. I like it for its simplicity.
And for that second paragraph. Thank you.