DoomGoober

The key takeaway from the link is:

There has never been a case published in the medical literature of a patient initially without symptoms who later deteriorates and dies.

Possible: near drowning, victim keeps showing symptoms (coughing, vomiting) even after being rescued, dies.

Never reported: near drowning, victim seems fine for hours, dies

Came here to say this. Not only that, most charging stations are near retail so it's super easy to get a bite or do some light shopping. Of course, I road trip these days with kids and we have to stop a lot anyway.

Plus, 4 hours seems like a lot, but amortized over the whole trip, it's actually not that much, especially if you are, say, charging while eating a meal which you would have to do anyway.

Is satire dead? Millions will see your video. A large percent of those will believe your video is real. Tens of thousands will read this AMA or see the Snopes page.

In net total, those who agree with you already will find your video funny and those who you are skewering ... Will be driven further into their strange beliefs. Is it worth it?

Can you talk for a moment how you pitched this investigation to your editors? Were they receptive? How long have you been working on this story?

May I also ask how do you question someone if you suspect they were involved in something negative or illegal without losing their trust or making them defensive? Conversely, how do you prevent being manipulated by an interviewee?

Honestly that sounds a lot like what my vegan friends eat. But I don't know the climate change impact of the bazillion spices they put on everything.