Consequences of bullshit

Bullshit, in the eyes of many, seems quite innocuous.  When they think of bullshit, they think of people getting together and starting to bullshit, especially after a few drinks.  The next day no one remembers much of what was said.  However, people don't think about how dangerous bullshit can be, since "everyone" does it one time or another and that bullshit carries no serious ethical consequences.  This attitude toward bullshit contributes to the proliferation of bullshit, as we can see on social media and even in the public speeches.  One glaring example of bullshit is that injecting and drinking disinfectant or rubbing alcohol can get rid of coronavirus.  This bullshit has caused injury or loss of life.  We have seen people spread bullshit on Facebook and Twitter.  Those who create "fake news" might have a variety of motives, yet those who repeat the fake news are bullshitters, they don't care if something they see or read is true, as long as the content is sensational, they spread it around.  

Moreover, the proliferation of bullshit is intensified during the pandemic, there are all kinds of conspiracy theories about the origin of coronavirus, bogus treatments, and methods of prevention in the social media.  The results of this phenomenon are many lives lost and the pandemic out of control.  This only proves that bullshit is not innocuous, it carries serious ethical consequences.  A person does not have to be the originator of bullshit to be a bullshitter, those who repeat or spread the bullshit are also bullshitters, thus they are ethically culpable just as the originator of fake news or bullshit.