https://www.wired.com/story/anti-quarantine-protestors-are-dangerous-and-weird/

For those of us who have been following every possible safety measure—washing our hands until our skin starts to crack, sewing T-shirts into face coverings, redirecting our neighborhood walks as soon we see someone approaching a block away, thereby confusing the hell out of our dogs—scenes of anti-quarantine protests on the news have been surreal. It’s still unclear how grassroots this movement really is; reporting suggests that the largest Facebook groups protesting shelter-in-place restrictions are run by a family of pro-gun activists known for their coordinated manipulation efforts. But whether they’re astroturfed a little or a lot, real protests have been taking place, often with great cinematic eeriness. It makes sense that we—we journalists, we influencers, we everyday citizens—would want to get to the bottom of what’s happening, and feel compelled to express our disgust and concern and despair.

But we need to be careful. Regardless of our professions or the size of our audiences, how we respond to these protests will become part of the story itself. The unfolding of that story will have widespread, life-and-death consequences.