@gwensnyder And now he has plenty of supporters in that (because of course he does), particularly after his COVID defiance that snubbed all scientific insights and advice.
So now I guess ALL science must be challenged by anyone who's 'done their own research' and reached other conclusions.
I saw an article about it citing social media posts hyping not wearing solar-safe glasses, the most bizarre of which was because watching the eclipse without them will prove the Earth is flat.