Not the fact that it can be done, as much as the fact that it can be done: For a minute cost, enough for a single individual to take a swing at it For very little incentives, not “Russia trying to destabilize the West-TM”, just a guy trying to make a buck not caring about collaterals That major institutions play along with it and nobody gives a shit I entered the CNN website today.I mindlessly scrolled through an article and got to see the ads at the end, upon which I was greeted with the following piece of misinformation: i - A Silly Hoax Upon clicking it I get the typical redirecatro via outbrain Finally reaching this page (wayback machine link).I’m greeted by promises of god weight loss, a bullet list of claims that range from fake to outright insane, and a made-up expert doctor to back everything up.They provide no links, but I did go down a dozen pages of google scholar using a combination of keywords, the fake researcher’s name, and the name of the institute they claim ran the study.I wonder how many “facts” exist simply because of minor economic incentives to propagate them and an utter lack of incentives to debunk or counter them."