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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Arwa Mahdawi

I take little interest in men’s balls. Unlike Tucker Carlson …

‘Bromeopathy’ advocate Tucker Carlson
‘Bromeopathy’ advocate Tucker Carlson. Photograph: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Let me be the first to admit that I’m not an expert on testicles. I’m not even an amateur enthusiast, if I’m being honest. Still, even with my limited knowledge of the subject, I was taken aback by recent reports that applyingred-light beams to the little fellas might be the key to saving men and averting the apocalypse.

The source of these unusual claims? Fox News, that perennial font of spuriously sourced wisdom. Tucker Carlson, one of the most popular pundits on the network, recently had the Ohio-based fitness professional Andrew McGovern on his show to discuss how one might “reverse the effects of falling testosterone”. (As everyone knows, if you’ve got a complex question about hormones, personal trainers make far better sources than endocrinologists.)

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