In the book Chatter by Ethan Kross (which I really thought was valuable but that’s another story entirely) he details being the subject of a threat for going on TV to talk about sleep science, of all things.
I suppose anyone in the scientific field who goes on television is risking this sort of unhinged behavior and covid is ratcheting up the dregs of society who vent in this manner. It’s concerning to see people in such a poor state.