A friend’s mother has disappeared down a conspiracy theory ‘rabbit hole’. She fears she will lose her family as they, one by one, submit themselves to the vaccine against Covid-19, a covert vehicle for a microchip which will take over their minds.

There is no arguing with her. What she believes will happen is the stuff of nightmares but is backed up by what she’s seeing online on her mobile phone. She sends my friend the proof. YouTube video links. Several times a day. There is so much supporting evidence. So much information. How can it not be true? Her Facebook friends believe her. They don’t think she’s crazy. Why won’t her family listen? Why are they letting themselves be led over a precipice? It’s unbearable.