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How the Pandemic Defeated America

August 4, 2020 by Dave
Pandemic

It didn’t have to be like this. 150,000+ people did not need to die. This pain and turmoil was preventable at a thousand different turns.

Categories Health, media, science Tags COVID-19, ed young, health, media, Pandemic, writing Leave a comment

Republican Vaccine Conspiracy Theories

June 1, 2020 by Dave
vaccines

When media stories pander to what we believe, we need to be very cautious and hit pause. Analytical thinking truly does matter for such items.

Categories Critical Thinking, fake news, media, poll, Skeptic news, Skepticism, society Tags media, truth, vaccines 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

Data behind – 2C : Beyond the Limit

October 4, 2021January 11, 2020 by Dave
hot zones

The Washington Post has been running a series of in-depth coverage under the banner 2C and beyond. Is the science behind this robust?

Categories Climate Change, environment, media, news, science Tags 2C, climate, data, Journalism, media, washington post Leave a comment

Watching the Right Wing

January 19, 2020January 8, 2020 by Dave
right wing

You might, or perhaps might not be aware, that I amuse myself by compiling a weekly posting titled “Wingnut Weekly”. The latest is via this link dated 5th January. I am partially motivated by my past. I was once an evangelical religious fundamentalist. What intrigues me about it all now is the promotion of very … Read more

Categories fundamentalists, kooks, media, politics, religion Tags media, right-wing Leave a comment
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