I'd be interested how credible such a claim would be to a US ear? To my (UK) ears, it's just utterly loopy that anyone should spout such poppycock, so I'm fasc

I'd be interested how credible such a claim would be to a US ear? To my (UK) ears, it's just utterly loopy that anyone should spout such poppycock, so I'm fascinated as to where these assertions originate and how they propagate.