Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) - Coronavirus: Conspiracy Theories
With conspiracy theories about coronavirus proliferating, John Oliver discusses why we’re prone to believe, how to distinguish fact from fiction, and what you can do to help others.
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He is incredibly informative, but he's also entertaining since he informs with humor. I was so glad to see that he was back tonight, in the past he has taken a longer vacation, but these are unusual times. BTW, welcome to DU! 
Hi there. Thanks for the welcome.
DU is more than a political message board, it's a real community. And I don't know how I would hsve survived the 2004 election without DU, let alone the horror - and the aftermath - of 2016! 
I haven't seen a John Oliver video in a while. It was good to hear him! I always forget how much I love his perfect blend of humor and well-informed journalism. 
I was surprised he was back so soon, but these are unusual times - so he must have had something to say, either that or he was prevented from taking his preferred vacation. And I'm grateful to see him back, too, he is exactly what we need right now!
But he's tried hardest to blame this completely on the Chinese, even to the point of changing the name that was given to the virus, though to his likely disappointment his choice of names did not stick. 
But then I have the advantage of having seen The Story of the Jews on PBS which woke me up to how far back this scapegoating went. I was a good history student, learned all about the world wars, but learned from that well-done documentary that it actually went back to ancient times. With what's going on these days, I think they should show it again. Recently, I'd been thinking that they should also rerun the iconic Eyes on the Prize. I found that to be a huge eye-opener for me even though so much of that history was from my lifetime! 
