This is the direct result of absolute whackjob harassment by people like Elon Musk, Joe Rogan, and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Enthusiastic ignorance and conspiracy mongering on the part of those who are functionally illiterate and largely innumerate isn’t harmless.
If you have played any part whatsoever in promoting the kind of conspiracy horse-shit that leads to these kinds of threats, you are not welcome in my life.