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Does COVID-19 coronavirus have a natural origin?

March 31, 2020 by Dave
COVID-19 coronavirus

A study published in Nature Medicne verifies that COVID-19 evolved naturally and is not a manfactured bioweapon.

Categories biology, conspiracy, Fake News, science, Skepticism, society Tags bioweapon, Coronavirus, study

Has Dinosaur DNA really been found?

May 9, 2020March 13, 2020 by Dave
Dinosaur DNA

There are very serious claims that Dinosaur DNA has been discovered in 75 million year old bones. There are also serious challenges to this.

Categories Natural History, news, science, Skepticism Tags cartilage, chromosomes, collagen II, dinosaur, Dinosaur DNA, DNA markers, nuclei

Why Do People Believe Con Artists?

September 2, 2024March 3, 2020 by Dave
con artist

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.

Categories Fake News, Skeptic news, Skepticism, society Tags Arthur Conan Doyle, Bernie Madoff, Business history, Confidence scams, Piltdown Man, Ponzi scheme

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

Magic Cure for Coronavirus: Just Drink Bleach!

August 6, 2023January 30, 2020 by Dave

Promoters of the pro-Trump QAnon conspiracy theory are urging their fans to ward off Coronavirus by purchasing and drinking dangerous bleach.

Categories consumer, Skeptic news, Skepticism, society, Uncategorized Tags Coronavirus, fake, MMS, quack

Why do people embrace alternative medicine?

December 23, 2023January 21, 2020 by Dave
the correct term for alternative medicine is quackery

Why do some find alternative medicine quackery more attractive than well-proven mainstream medicine, and what can be done to address that?

Categories Health, Medicine, psychology, science, Skepticism Tags alternative medicine, medicine, psychology, skepticism
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