Loading ...‘I hope you die’: how the COVID pandemic unleashed attacks on scientists
Dozens of researchers tell Nature they have received death threats, or threats of physical or sexual violence.
“more than two-thirds of researchers reported negative experiences as a result of their media appearances or their social media comments, and 22% had received threats of physical or sexual violence. Some scientists said that their employer had received complaints about them, or that their home address had been revealed online. Six scientists said they were physically attacked ”