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Australian wellness celeb Pete Evans fuels ‘infodemic’ – The Japan Times
One minute Australian “wellness” personality Pete Evans is posting a barbecued prawn recipe to 1.5 million Facebook followers, the next he’s claiming the c
Sydney – One minute Australian “wellness” personality Pete Evans is posting a barbecued prawn recipe to 1.5 million Facebook followers, the next he’s claiming the coronavirus pandemic is an elaborate global hoax.
During this year of crisis, the ever-smiling, one-time television chef known as “Paleo Pete” has become a leading purveyor of conspiracy and pseudoscience Down Under.
The pandemic has seen a worldwide explosion of misinformation with anti-vaccination groups, the far right, libertarian…
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