Why Do People Believe Con Artists?
The study of business history reveals that people everywhere have always had a sweet tooth for the unreal, enthralled by what should be taken as too good to be true.
Skepticism
The NASA #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.
Magic Cure for Coronavirus: Just Drink Bleach!
Promoters of the pro-Trump QAnon conspiracy theory are urging their fans to ward off Coronavirus by purchasing and drinking dangerous bleach.
Why do people embrace alternative medicine?
Why do some find alternative medicine quackery more attractive than well-proven mainstream medicine, and what can be done to address that?
News Corp Climate Denial
Rupert Murdoch, the founder and chairman behind a vast media empire commonly known as News Corp, recently made this public statement … “there are no climate change deniers around I can assure you” The context here was the corporation’s AGM in New York. Australian activist shareholder Stephen Mayne had asked … “What do you believe … Read more
Fake News Claim: arson responsible for Bushfires
A great deal of disinformation and Fake News regarding the Australian Bushfires is in circulation. This appears to be a deleberate campaign.