Social Media Backfire of the Day: Dr. Oz Gets Blasted in Twitter Q&A
Seriously? Again?
In what is becoming a regular thing these days, yet another celebrity in the midst of controversy has reached out to people on Twitter, and yet again it has backfired.
Dr. Mehmet Oz, who has been under fire for promoting suspicious weight loss products on his show, initiated an online Q&A on Tuesday for people to submit their medical questions.
Instead, he was inundated with Tweets basically calling him a snake oil salesman and a quack.
Here's a few notable examples, but you can read them all on the hashtag: #OzsInbox.
Dear @DrOz: is quackery a miracle weight loss cure? Something tells me your walls are going to be a lot lighter w/o your license #OzsInbox
— Jenn (@FluffieDucky) November 13, 2014#OzsInbox Is it true you got into medicine because it was easier than starting your own cult?
— J. Scott Wilson (@chefmongo) November 13, 2014.@DrOz what's your favorite snake oil? How do you sleep at night? #OzsInbox
— Chow Babe (@Chow_Babe) November 11, 2014@DrOz. Which disease kills more people? Ebola or Mercola? #OzsInbox
— Greg Hinson (@ackdoc) November 12, 2014@DrOz What has been your most profitable lie for money so far? #OzsInbox
— Robbie G (@Gruntfutuck) November 11, 2014