It most certainly is the point.

A central rightwing principle is that there’s no such thing as expertise or credibility — “you’re a respected epidemiologist? Well, I’m an antivaxx crystal healer and I say you’re fake news!”

They want to level the playing field for the dumb. https://t.co/YwnTgGCE8Q

— Roy Edroso (@edroso) October 31, 2022