I thought the same. I've seen and read so many stupid things - especially recently, starting from before the election of Trump, with the peak during the pandemi

I thought the same. I've seen and read so many stupid things - especially recently, starting from before the election of Trump, with the peak during the pandemic, and now Putin's apologetics[0] - that this bird story seems the epitome of reasonableness. I discovered that people who haven't had proper education in hard science are particularly susceptible to manipulation involving the invisible: radiation, nanotechnology, genetic engineering. Younger people, who studied these subjects recently, even superficially, don't fall flat for obvious stupidities like 5G vaccines if only because they understand the current limitations of the technologies involved. [0] Reuter's note about Faebook temporarily suspending hate-speech rules against "Russian soldiers and Russians" is another example of stupidity - and a harmful one.