The Hoax Hoax

The scariest thing about COVID-19 is not necessarily the disease itself. The scariest thing is the number of people who don't believe that the disease is for real.

The Internet is swarming  with conspiracy theorists saying that the disease is just a media-generated story designed to put people under control of the government  Which is ridiculous, because the head of the U.S. government, Donald Trump, helped start conspiracy theories this past winter by saying it was a hoax, with a little help from his friends, Fox & Friends.  The big social media platforms have had to tamp down on misinformation about the disease, and doctors who try to snuff out the "hoax" propaganda are in danger of getting snuffed out themselves - they've received death threats.

And the hoax theories aren't confined to those who don't believe COVID-19 exists.  Those who acknowledge its existence blame the expansion of 5G Wi-Fi reception for spreading it. 

Those who don't believe the disease is real, though, or those who believe it will go away soon, are dangerous because they might be asymptomatic carriers of the virus and will continue to go out and spread it like jelly on toast.  Raspberry jelly.  Look forward to COVID deniers and conspiracy theorists to continue giving us the raspberry.