I don't see how a slight exaggeration does more harm than 'good'. Media as a whole is filled with blatant exaggeration on innumerous issues specially like religion or political ideologies, which do nothing but increase tension and animosity. But the vast majority of people believe it without any questioning. So a slight exaggeration in bringing light to this important issue is not disingenuous.
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Should not science be held to a higher standard? It seems to me that small exaggerations like this are fuel for the fire of people's distrust of science in many cases. We pride ourselves on facts and accurate representation of data. You feel like I am asking for too much?
I do agree that Science should be portrayed in the most accurate way possible. But the person who made the video is a Youtuber, and not a representative of the scientific community or even an academic. So, I think we can cut him some slack.