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What is with all the beach shaming?

August 12, 2020 by Dave
beach shaming

The latest bit of COVID-19 misinformation appears to be the media indulging in what is best described as beach shaming. It’s not high risk.

Categories Fake News, Medicine, society Tags beach shaming, COVID-19, fake news, misinformation Leave a comment

Why do people share COVID-19 Misinformation?

July 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

Fake News – Insights from Polls

April 7, 2022May 13, 2020 by Dave

Several new polls grant us insights into the current public thinking regarding sources of fake news. The deep-rooted partisan gulf remains.

Categories Fake News, media, poll, society Tags fake news, media Leave a comment

Claim: British public turn to prayer

May 16, 2020May 5, 2020 by Dave
prayer in guardian

Guardian has run with a click-bait headline concerning prayer that is debunked by actually reading the article under that headline.

Categories Critical Thinking, Fake News, media, Skepticism, society Tags fake news, headlines, media, spin Leave a comment

The NASA #BroomstickChallenge

February 27, 2020February 27, 2020 by Dave
#BroomstickChallenge

One of the latest viral Crazes doing the rounds is the #BroomstickChallenge. It is not new, just a rehash of an old egg balancing claim.

Categories Critical Thinking, Fake News, Skeptic news, Skepticism, society Tags #BroomstickChallenge, daft, fake news, viral Leave a comment

Bots: 25% of Climate tweets are fake

June 11, 2023February 25, 2020 by Dave
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The Guardian reports that as many as 25% of climate related tweets are bots. How can you tell if a twitter account is human or a bot?

Categories Fake News, society, technology, twitter Tags bots, fake news, twitter Leave a comment
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