Trust me, I'm a celebrity

We live in the age of the internet celebrity-expert. Often these famous faces speak for a movement when they have no scientific training to back up their statements. This has led to an explosion of misinformation from the likes of:

• Vani Hari (aka the Food Babe): a food and nutrition activist whose degree is in computer science.

• Jenny McCarthy: a former Playboy model, who now figureheads the anti-vaccine movement.

• Christopher Monckton: a student of Classics with a diploma in journalism studies who speaks with scientific authority for climate-change deniers

Bring your own celebrity stories and let's discuss whether in our culture fame is really more important than evidence.