Uninformed person doubts established science using misinformation sources
Scientist: here's a fact based on decades of research Fool: have you considered these objections I found on Youtube? Scientist: ...yes Fool: what about this from InfoWars Scientist: that's a supplement ad Fool: I don't know who to believe
Dialogue
Overview
This is a screenshot of a public X (formerly Twitter) post from user @GidMK, with display name Health Nerd. It features a short satirical fictional dialogue highlighting a common frustration with anti-science attitudes online: a scientist presents a fact backed by decades of peer-reviewed research, and an uninformed person first cites random objections they found on YouTube, then cites content from known conspiracy and misinformation platform InfoWars when the scientist confirms they already considered the YouTube claims. When the scientist points out the InfoWars content is just a supplement advertisement, the uninformed person declares they do not know who to believe. The joke satirizes the common trend of people treating unvetted, low-credibility online content as equally valid to long-term, peer reviewed scientific research.
Origin notes
The original content was created and posted by X user @GidMK (public account name Health Nerd) on the X platform. It was later shared as a meme via the X.com meme.jpg RSS feed, and circulates online as a reaction to instances of people spreading misinformation or doubting established scientific consensus using unvetted online sources.
