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The group described the episode - which was the catalyst for the campaign to boycott the streaming platform led by musicians Neil Young and Joni Mitchell - as "objectionable and offensive, but also medically and culturally dangerous". The letter has since attracted hundreds more signatories. Joe Rogan's interview with Dr Malone is more than three hours long and littered with scaremongering about vaccines and references to unproven COVID-19 treatments.Īfter the episode was uploaded, an open letter signed by more than 250 concerned figures, including immunologists, emergency doctors, nurses and scientists, called on Spotify to "establish a clear and public policy to moderate misinformation". That actually discredits me." The Joe Rogan predicament

"In the normal world that I live in, doing research on social behaviour during COVID, fact-checking a claim about human behaviour during COVID, would be seen as an asset. "I was able to see how they were trying to smear me," he said. "People tracked down my partner and kids on Instagram and made kind of creepy, perverse comments to them," he said.Īs unsettling as the experience was, it gave Mr Van Bavel a rare glimpse into the warped world of conspiracy theorists. He was also harassed at work by phone and email, he said, and reported to his superiors at NYU for "fraud". He recalled receiving "hundreds or maybe thousands" of angry comments and private messages on Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn. When the article fact-checking Dr Malone's comments went viral, Mr Van Bavel was inundated by attacks from trolls. And it was just referencing Robert Malone himself talking about it.

"When I did a Google Scholar search … I didn't find a single article on it. "I've never once seen it in a talk, at a conference, in a book," he said. The first time he came across "mass formation psychosis" was when a Reuters journalist asked him if the concept was real. Mr Van Bavel has studied group identities for nearly 20 years and co-authored a book on the topic. Time for more viewer comments! I talk about fighting Anthony Fantano of The Needle Drop, mall screamo, ska fans, working with A Day To Remember and Periphery, why Gojira is popular, Protest The Hero, Tom MacDonald and more.Ģ:07 Angry bands, mall screamo, Waking The CadaverĤ:53 Ska fans, marketing for bands, EuropeansĨ:00 Fighting Anthony Fantano, black metal, Twitchġ1:28 MMA, my top Spotify, Tom Macdonald, meeting fansġ5:06 Music YouTubers, adulting, Gojira, Protest The HeroJay Van Bavel fact-checked a conspiracy theory shared on Joe Rogan's podcast, and found no evidence to support it. Get the Glarry GST Ⅱ Upgrade Electric Guitar: Hardcore FIGHTING ANTHONY FANTANO, MY TOP SPOTIFY ARTISTS, ANGRY SKA FANS | viewer comments 20