Harriet Hall teams up with Oprah, whaa!?!

Last night, Michael Shermer tweeted this message via his @michaelshermer account:

“Just got fantastic news! Dr. Harriet Hall, our very own SkepDoc columnist for Skeptic, just got hired by O (Oprah) magazine as a columnist!”

Harriet Hall is one of my heroes. She blogs at Science Based medicine and has a column in Skeptic magazine. She typical blogs skeptically about topics such as hoodia, colds, food, medicine, acupuncture, homeopathy etc. Oprah is a peddler of the wooest of woo, hosting a television show credulously about the same topics (among others) and giving a voice to people such as Jenny McCarthy, Mrs. Anti-vax Queen.

I’m skeptical. I respect Mr. Shermer, but I dare not fall into the trap of trusting people merely because I respect them. I want verification that this impossible alliance has occurred. Then, I’ll know that hell has actually frozen over. Is this a prank – A rumor – A twisted, sick joke – A skeptical gift? Someone please tell me! I need evidence!

Allow me to express my disbelief: whaaa?? errrr? huh? speofggtuu? Brain go eh?

Thanks.