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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Author: Emil Karlsson
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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Debunking “The Pro-Vax Argument Lost Me When”
An anti-vaccine activist poses 16 questions that they think science has no answers for. Here are the facts.
Read moreA Scientific Skeptic Watches “Born in the Wild” (North Dakota Episode)
This mother wanted to give birth outside in the snowy winter because it would be “cool”. Then she starts hemorrhaging.
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PureCare Herbal Cream Found Contaminated by Prescription Steroids
Another “natural” herbal product found contaminated by prescription medication.
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Five Reasons Why “Placebo Medicine” is Bullshit
Pushing placebos on sick people is ineffective, deceptive, unethical and dangerous pseudoscience.
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