"We have no idea how many people actually believed the hoax. " This is true, but I regulary read a satire magazin - and the readers letter are quite funny and

"We have no idea how many people actually believed the hoax. " This is true, but I regulary read a satire magazin - and the readers letter are quite funny and scary, because I could not believe how many people do take BS seriously. Now of course, they could all be satire, too (but elaborate one, because from seemingly real FB accounts), but maybe keep in mind, how many people did (and still do) believe Covid was a hoax. And that there is an actual flat earth society.