> The problem is that these people use events to give their name and their agenda some credibility and make it easier for the public to confuse their opinions w

> The problem is that these people use events to give their name and their agenda some credibility and make it easier for the public to confuse their opinions with science. Then this is a failure of public education and science journalism. Science journalism has indeed been failing the public for decades now, and have arguably been a big factor in the public's distrust of scientific institutions, so that's not surprising. You don't solve this problem by banning speakers or restricting speech, you solve it by improving journalism and public education.