Told by whom?
I mean, I don't expect anyone to remember specific sources from 20+ years ago. :D But a few outlandish claims to sell newspaper/TV ads is not a justification to disregard legitimate calls to action. There's a big distance between "a few news sources were super exaggerated" and "the entire news industry claimed that harm was irrevocably imminent, like a giant meteor in the sky"
@tychotithonus @robertatcara
Sales people mostly and a computer tech who claimed it was better to be safe than sorry (Queensland Unis had their systems checked)