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Very, Very Few People Are Falling Down the YouTube Rabbit Hole
A new peer-reviewed study, published today in Science Advances, suggests that YouTube’s 2019 update worked.
- www.bbc.co.uk Hawaii wildfires: 'Directed energy weapon' and other false claims go viral
Rumours that the disaster was orchestrated by elites with a laser have been seen by millions.
- news.yahoo.com Federal jury convicts 4 Florida men for selling bleach solution as ‘miracle’ cure for diseases
Four members of a Bradenton, Fla., family face years in prison for selling a toxic bleach solution as a “miracle” medical cure.
- www.nature.com Distractions, analytical thinking and falling for fake news: A survey of psychological factors - Humanities and Social Sciences Communications
Analytical thinking safeguards us against believing or spreading fake news. In various forms, this common assumption has been reported, investigated, or implemented in fake news education programs. Some have associated this assumption with the inverse claim, that distractions from analytical thinkin...
...the paper draws five conclusions: (1) It is not analytical thinking per se, but analytical thinking directed to evaluating the truth that safeguards us from believing or spreading fake news. (2) While psychological factors can distract us from exercising analytical thinking and they can also distract us in exercising analytical thinking. (3) Whether a psychological factor functions as a distractor from analytical thinking or in analytical thinking may depend on contextual factors. (4) Measurements of analytical thinking may not indicate vulnerability to believing or spreading fake news. (5) The relevance of motivated reasoning to our tendency to believe fake news should not yet be dismissed.
- arstechnica.com “Church of Bleach” family goes to trial, representing themselves in court
The family, defending itself in the trial, declined to provide an opening statement.
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Part 1/10 – The Grand Debunk of the antivaxxer book “Turtles All the Way Down”
sciencebasedmedicine.org Part 1/10 – The Grand Debunk of the antivaxxer book “Turtles All the Way Down” | Science-Based MedicineThis book — written by "Anonymous", edited by Children's Health Defense lawyer Mary Holland and Children's Health Defense Publisher Liaison and Thinking Moms’ Revolution co-founder Zoey O’Toole,
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House Republicans give a crash course in how to concoct a conspiracy theory about COVID's origin
www.latimes.com Column: House Republicans give a crash course in how to concoct a conspiracy theory about COVID's originHouse Republicans used an oversight hearing to accuse former NIH officials Anthony Fauci and Francis Collins of complicity in the COVID pandemic. The loser in this cabaret is science.
- www.vice.com The Leader of the JFK-QAnon Cult Is Dead. His Followers Think It’s All Part of the Plan.
Members of Michael Protzman’s conspiracy cult abandoned their families and spent their life savings to follow him to Trump rallies around the country.
- nypost.com Prominent Bigfoot hunter Claudia Ackley, who sued California to prove Sasquatch is real, found dead
“Right up until the very end, she believed in what she saw and she wanted to help other people who had experienced something similar,” Claudia Ackley’s partner said.
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Dr Peter Hotez and Dr Michael Mann on why you don't debate science with a monkey
standupwithpete.libsyn.com Stand Up! with Pete Dominick: Dr Peter Hotez and Dr Michael Mann on why you don't debate science with a monkeyWelcome to my new Series "can you talk real quick?" This is a short, efficiently produced conversation with someone who knows stuff about things that are happening and who will let me record a quick chat to help us all better understand an issue in the news or our lives as well as connect with each ...
Starring : Dr Peter Hotez and Dr Michael Mann
- www.wnycstudios.org On the Trail With RFK Jr. | On the Media | WNYC Studios
Russian's short rebellion and the latest Kennedy to run for president.
Podcast including discussion of ways to deal with RFKJr nonsense by journalists; plus a segment with Paul Offit on the history and future of vaccine disinformation
- leadstories.com Fact Check: Bill Gates Did NOT Introduce Malaria In Texas And Florida By Releasing Genetically Modified Mosquitoes | Lead Stories
Did Bill Gates hatch a convoluted plan to create a demand for anti-malaria drugs he funded by also funding malaria-fighting...
Did Bill Gates hatch a convoluted plan to create a demand for anti-malaria drugs he funded by also funding malaria-fighting programs while developing a means to introduce malaria to the United States through genetically modified mosquitoes? No, that's not true: Genetically modified male mosquitoes being tested in the U.S. - the type that don't spread malaria and also don't bite - were not funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
- www.scientificamerican.com Debating Antivaccine Cranks Debases Science and Harms the Public
Staged arguments with anti-vaccine cranks or other science deniers gets scientists nowhere. Trust me, I tried
- www.nature.com Understanding and combatting misinformation across 16 countries on six continents - Nature Human Behaviour
Across 16 countries, this research finds consistent cognitive and social predictors of COVID-19 misinformation susceptibility, and shows how accuracy prompts and literacy tips reduce misinformation sharing and how wisdom of crowds can identify false claims cross-culturally.
- www.telegraph.co.uk Why ‘lab-leakers’ are now turning their guns on the US government
Lab theory evangelists are convinced the lack of evidence in the Covid origins dossier can only be explained by a conspiracy to withhold it
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Why the RFK Jr., Rogan, Musk Outrage Machine Doesn’t Bother Big Pharma
.... We know the rhetoric – they want to beat up the Big Pharma shills. That all sounds great except the immediate target of their anger, Dr. Hotez, is about as far from a Big Pharma shill as you can get. Dr. Hotez has devoted his career to developing low-cost vaccines, that are open-source....
- www.thedailybeast.com Defending RFK Jr. Is Not Brave—It’s Boring
Anti-establishment pundits are predictably whatabout-ing their way into supporting the pudding brain candidacy of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
- leadstories.com Fact Check: Tofu Poultice Does NOT 'Starve' Or 'Get Rid Of' Brain Tumors | Lead Stories
Does a cold compress of tofu poultice applied to the back of the head "starve" and "get rid of" brain...
Cold tofu compresses are not recognized by cancer research groups or medical professionals as a safe or effective way to treat brain tumors.
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Opinion | Conspiracy theorists pleased RFK Jr. offers them an alternative to the GOP
LOCATION, USA — Americans who believe erroneous things about science, distrust and fear the government, and live in a world of conspiracy where every development has a sinister double meaning — but who are sick of having to vote Republican — have been overjoyed by the advent of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s presidential campaign.....
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Joe Rogan's worst misinformation yet, with RFK Jr.
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Dr Wilson DebunksI And he provides extensive links and support in the Youtube description for each item RFKJr gets wrong.
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Scientists shouldn’t debate gaslighters
> > > Hucksters like RFK Jr are skilled at flooding the zone with garbage.... > >
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The Evolution of Anti-Evolutionism
skepticalinquirer.org The Evolution of Anti-Evolutionism | Skeptical InquirerAnti-evolutionism is a quintessential and particularly pernicious type of pseudoscience. Quintessential because it is both common and characterized by many of the classic hallmarks of pseudoscience. Pernicious because it directly aims at undermining both science, and education more broadly, in a ...
- www.ctvnews.ca U.S. jury convicts Canadian for defrauding victims of millions in mass-mailing 'psychic' scheme
A federal jury in the United States has convicted a Canadian man for running a mass-mailing 'psychic' scheme that defrauded victims of more than US$175 million over multiple decades.
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Do scientists debate? Not like that they don’t
skullsinthestars.com Do scientists debate? Not like that they don’tThis is gonna bit a bit of a rant like the old days of blogging. A few days ago we had anti-vaccine crank and poison pill presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. show up on Joe Rogan’s e…
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When an antivax physician “dies suddenly”: The case of Dr. Rashid Buttar
sciencebasedmedicine.org When an antivax physician “dies suddenly”: The case of Dr. Rashid Buttar | Science-Based MedicineAntivaxxer Dr. Rashid Buttar died suddenly. Because he hadn't been vaccinated, antivaxxers struggled to reconcile his death with their antivax beliefs.
Last month, Dr. Rashid Buttar, a prominent antivax "integrative medicine" practitioner, died suddenly. Because he hadn't been vaccinated, antivaxxers struggled mightily to reconcile his death with their conspiracy theory about COVID-19 vaccines killing thousands “suddenly.” It turns out, however, that that Dr. Buttar had not been a well man since 2016 and was as much a victim of quackery as his patients had been.
- www.mediaite.com YouTube Removes Conspiracy Theory-Riddled RFK Jr. Interview For Violating Vaccine Misinformation Policy
RFK Jr., who is running as a Democrat and is popular with many on the far-right from Peterson to Steve Bannon, also reacted to his interview being taken down.
- leadstories.com Fact Check: Photos Do NOT Prove Hobby Lobby Is Selling Satanic Statues -- Images Are AI Creations | Lead Stories
Do photos show that the craft store chain Hobby Lobby is selling demonic statues? No, that's not true: These images...
Do photos show that the craft store chain Hobby Lobby is selling demonic statues? No, that's not true: These images...
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Vaccine scientist says anti-vaxxers ‘stalked’ him after Joe Rogan’s challenge
Peter Hotez's criticism of Joe Rogan for hosting anti-vaccine advocate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on his podcast led to people showing up at his home.
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RFK Jr. goes full HIV/AIDS denial in his terrible book about Anthony Fauci
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Dr. Wilson read RFKJr's anti-Fauci and anti-vax manifesto, and reviewed it all. It was excruciating, but important for someone to do it.
- www.sapiens.org What Bigfoot Teaches Us About Public Mistrust of Science
In the 1960s, credentialed scientists, including anthropologists, hunted for Sasquatch. How did the Bigfoot hoax harm public science?
- barbaragenova.substack.com "Skepticism about pretty much everything is baked into my family lineage": a conversation with Derek Beres
Sit down with Conspirituality's co-host and author, learn A LOT about what you should not ask wellness to Do For You.
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Perspective | Do you believe in magic? In health crises, it might help.
Doctors and medicine save lives, but sometimes a little superstition can help you cope when recovery isn’t guaranteed — kind of like the placebo effect.
- kffhealthnews.org Doctor Lands in the Doghouse After Giving Covid Vaccine Waivers Too Freely
Richard Coble issued vaccine waivers to patients in at least three states without examining them. He was exposed by a Nashville TV station that bought a waiver for a Labrador retriever named Charli…
Richard Coble issued vaccine waivers to patients in at least three states without examining them. He was exposed by a Nashville TV station that bought a waiver for a Labrador retriever named Charlie