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Our theme music is Carefree by Kevin MacLeod. Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3476-carefree. License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. Show Notes TED: Bill Gates – The next outbreak? We’re not ready. https://www.ted.com/talks/bill_gates_the_next_outbreak_we_re_not_ready?language=en CNN: Coronavirus is bringing a plague of dangerous doomsday predictions. Syvlia Brown – End of Days. https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/22/world/doomsday-prophets-coronavirus-blake/index.html Snopes: Was Coronavirus Predicted in a 1981 Dean Koontz Novel? https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/dean-koontz-predicted-coronavirus/ The Nation: Exclusive: The Military Knew Years Ago That a Coronavirus Was Coming. https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/covid-military-shortage-pandemic/ New York Post: Sheriff seeking new leads in Carole Baskin case says events were ‘suspicious’. https://nypost.com/2020/04/03/sheriff-looking-into-carole-baskin-leads-says-case-suspicious/ Daily Beast: Celebrities Are Spreading a Wacky Coronavirus 5G Conspiracy and They Need to Stop. https://www.thedailybeast.com/celebrities-are-spreading-a-wacky-coronavirus-5g-conspiracy-and-they-need-to-stop-4 New York Post: Woody Harrelson among stars sharing coronavirus conspiracy theories tied to 5G. https://nypost.com/2020/04/05/woody-harrelson-sharing-coronavirus-conspiracy-theory-tied-to-5g/ CNN: Fearing coronavirus, Arizona man dies after taking a form of chloroquine used to treat aquariums. https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/23/health/arizona-coronavirus-chloroquine-death/index.html CBC: Here’s what you need to know about the COVID-19 scams popping up in Canada. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/coronavirus-scams-canada-1.5501958 CNN: Evangeline Lilly apologizes for refusing to self-quarantine. https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/27/entertainment/evangeline-lilly-apology-trnd/index.html Fortune: 5G-coronavirus conspiracy theory spurs rash of telecom tower arson fires. https://fortune.com/2020/04/06/5g-coronavirus-conspiracy-theory-telecom-tower-fires/ Snopes: Was a 5G Tower Torn Down in China To Stop COVID-19? https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/5g-tower-torn-down-china-covid/ Wikipedia: QAnon. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QAnon Verywellmind: How Confirmation Bias Works. https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-a-confirmation-bias-2795024 Wikipedia: Pizzagate. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pizzagate_conspiracy_theory Youtube: John Krasinski’s Some Good News Network. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOe_y6KKvS3PdIfb9q9pGug Instagram: #WeRemember inspiring COVID-19 video. https://www.instagram.com/p/B-PwyybA5Re/ GoFundMe: Joanna Griffiths/Knix COVID-19 Fundraiser. https://www.gofundme.com/f/ppe-masks-gowns-amp-gloves-for-frontline-workers – $181,424 raised of $200,000 goal as of April 6th 2020