Handling Social media Trolls – BBC Guidance
Why do people hurl abuse on social media and what can be done about it? BBC disinformation reporter has some insights and thoughts on it.
Skepticism
Skeptic History: Can I sell you a bridge?
Did anybody every successfully sell the Brooklyn Bridge to a gullible mark? Yes indeed, it was once a popular con run many many times.
The Saturday Anti-COVID March in London
What should we do when faced with a large proportion of the population rejecting vaccines and denying the very existence of COVID?
Was the Miracle of Fátima really a Miracle?
Was there really a miracle at Fátima? A vast crowd reported the sun danced in the sky and turned different colours. With a skeptical hat on, how can we possibly explain this?
Is the Pharaoh’s Curse real?
Is the pharaoh’s curse a real thing and there is something biological going on, or is it complete and total nonsense, what is the truth here?
The Disinformation Dozen
The Centre for Countering Digital Hate named the top twelve key entrepreneurs in the anti-vax industry… generating anti-vaccine propaganda and exporting it to the world. #vaccines #vaccineswork