Swedish Study Did Not Show 75% Refugee Children Lied About Their Age
Anti-immigration activists abused statistics by relying on preliminary data from a study with a strongly biased and non-representative sample.
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Author: Emil Karlsson
Dilbert Cartoonist Scott Adams Still Fails Basic Climate Science
Why you should almost never trust ignorant celebrities to get the science right.
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Why Nicole Arbour is Wrong About ADHD
Internet celebrity Nicole Arbour claims ADHD “isn’t a thing”. Here’s the science that disproves her nonsense.
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Google Intensifies Battle Against Fake News and Misinformation
Algorithm improvements, human evaluators, more opportunity for feedback and increased transparency about how Google search works.
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Confused Creationist Student Wrong on Evolution
A creationist article in a local student newspaper fails to refute evolution and cannot even accurately state creationist claims.
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UFO Hunters Find Ancient Tree Stump on Mars? Nope, Just a Rock.
Exposing how UFO hunters deceptively edit random rock images from NASA to make them look like plants and animals.
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Wikitribune: New Initiative to Fight Fake News
Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales launches new fact-checking initiative that combines professional journalists with community participation.
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Homeopathic Company Finally Recalls Teething Products Containing Belladonna
Manufacturer of homeopathic products containing deadly nightshade finally agrees to a national recall after formal FDA request.
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Spell Casting Will Not Get Your Husband Back
Scammers exploit vulnerable people by claiming that their loved ones are under a powerful spell by a rival that only they can fix.
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