Video / Mark MitchellA self-proclaimed "mystic" may have got it wrong with his prediction for a Covid lockdown in New Zealand, and experts say his antics are highly damaging to society. In response to the "mystic's" false prediction, he said: "Making a right prediction is easy. "The danger is people only remember the predictions these people are getting right, not the ones they are wrong about. "[Conspiracy theorists'] information can [muddy the waters] and society has a hard time elaborating the truth. The role of debunking is sometimes critical but we cannot just spend our time running after conspiracy theorists and misinformation.

Source: New Zealand Herald August 10, 2021 07:36 UTC