John Oliver has assembled a group of celebrities to help debunk coronavirus conspiracy theories.Speaking on his HBO comedy series Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, the comedian criticised Donald Trump's habit of tacitly promoting conspiracy theories, which caused the US president to be described by various major news outlets as the "conspiracy-theorist-in-chief".Oliver singled out a clip of radio host Rush Limbaugh, in which the right-wing media personality likened Trump's conspiracy speculation to pouring gasoline on a fire.
Towards the end of the episode, Oliver played clips featuring well-known celebrities that warned people of the need to scrutinise conspiracy theories."Yeah, we got [Jeapardy!