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Should you be worried about Ouija boards?

January 21, 2024October 13, 2020 by Dave
ouija

Stories about the danger of Ouija boards are once again circulating. What is the evidence of harm, what do we actually know?

Categories Critical Thinking, ghost, Psychic, Skepticism Tags media, ouija board, risks, spirits Leave a comment

The truth about the 9/11 truth claims

December 23, 2023September 11, 2020 by Dave
9/11

9/11 was a truly shocking event. Some assert that it was an inside job and that it was really a controlled demolition. What is the truth?

Categories Critical Thinking, Mythology, Skepticism, society Tags 9/11, conspiracy 11 Comments

Questions to ask when faced with a poll

August 18, 2020 by Dave
poll

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

Categories consumer, Critical Thinking, Fake News, poll, society Tags poll Leave a comment

Building a wall in the English Channel

May 20, 2024August 14, 2020 by Dave
building a wall

A GoFundMe campaign for building a wall in the english channel to keep immigrants out has started. It is real or is something else going on?

Categories Critical Thinking, fake news, Humor, Skepticism Leave a comment

Chariots of the Gods?

July 25, 2023July 31, 2020 by Dave
chariots of the gods

Why are ideas encapsulated within Charriots of the Gods, a 1968 book, still very popular regardless of all the debunking over many decades?

Categories Critical Thinking, Skepticism, UFO Tags Chariots of the Gods, Erich von Däniken 1 Comment

Why do people share COVID-19 Misinformation?

December 23, 2023July 3, 2020 by Dave
COVID-19 fake news

Is there anything we can do to prevent people from sharing misinformation about COVID-19? New study reveals that there is indeed a solution.

Categories consumer, Critical Thinking, Fake News, media, Medicine, psychology, science, Skepticism, society, study Tags COVID-19, fake news Leave a comment
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