Why is it so difficult to get some important information across via mainstream media while ”alternative truths’ are seized and augmented with a flourish.  Here are two current ones:
Magpie swoops.  Yes they do occur

and No they are not by most magpies and they can be avoided by sensible behaviour from possible victims IF they take the advice of magpie ‘experts’

The South Australian Black System last October
No it was not caused by alternative power usage in spite of continuing false claims even last Monday on ABC radio by a senior coalition politician

and yes this has been known for many months following formal independent reports that showed the extreme weather was a major causal factor