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Many Amazon Reviews are Fake

December 2, 2020September 16, 2020 by Dave
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There has been a huge uptick in fake amazon reviews. How can you spot and identify these fraudlent reviews designed to trick and con you?

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Facebook handling of Misinformation deliberately inept

December 7, 2020September 7, 2020 by Dave
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Facebook and other social Media platforms have proven they do not care and listen only to advertisers and the threat of regulation. #TimeToAct

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Does Honey really help cure coughs and colds?

September 4, 2020September 4, 2020 by Dave
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A new study reveals that honey is better than standard over the counter remedies for tacking an upper respiratory tract infections.

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Trump’s latest COVID-19 scam – Oleandrin

August 26, 2020 by Dave
The oleander plant is beautiful but also deadly because of a toxic extract called oleandrin.

The latest Trump “Cure” for COVID-19 is oleandrin. Evidence that it works? None at all. If you take this, then get your affairs in order.

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COVID-19, a “Cure”, and Religion in Afghanistan

August 20, 2020 by Dave
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In Afghanistan, religious herbalists are offering a COVID-19 cure that uses opioids. People really do feel better, but this is not a cure.

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Questions to ask when faced with a poll

August 18, 2020 by Dave
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In an election year it is of vital importance to understand the questions that you should be asking when presented with a poll?

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