Maybe I should make a collection of posts which are like "Snopes for Parasite" where I fact-check parasite-related stories that tend to go around online, and in doing so, talk about actual parasite biology and deconstruct why people uncritically accept and spread those stories.

I would love this! Parasite fiction is some of my favs ^^

Do it!

I vote Yes! for this idea.😊

One pattern is that with real parasite stories, there's a kind of "welp, shit happens" element to it, but you learn something about parasite biology. With made-up parasite stories, they often have a "lesson of the day" morality angle to it, and you come away with misconceptions about parasites.