“You’re seeing strange things over the last few years,” Mendham said. “Not just the traditional quack medicine, but alternative stuff, the anti-vax movement, fear of technology, fear of 5G, that sort of thing.” You do not have to look far to see this. Online, there is no shortage of complaints about mask mandates, vaccination schedules and the sudden installation of new infrastructure near suburban backyards. The Uniting for Australian Freedom group claims to have 20,000 members and Australians for Safe Technology up to 50,000. A July 2019 study by RWTH Aachen University in Germany found that a majority of climate change-related videos on YouTube disputed the scientific consensus.