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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 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

May 20, 2024February 25, 2020 by Dave
bots

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

Why is Climate Change denial popular?

April 4, 2020January 24, 2020 by Dave
deniers

Why does an outright rejection of scientific fact happen? Climate change denial appears to be rather popular in some quarters.

Categories Climate Change, Fake News, science, society Tags climate, denial Leave a comment

Update on the Alex Jones Infowars trial

March 22, 2021January 2, 2020 by Dave
alex jones

Alex Jones Trial update – he has been order to pay $100,000 in sanctions & legal fees because he ignored court orders.
#ActionsHaveConsequences

Categories Fake News, Skeptic news, society Tags Alex Jones, consequences, fake news, trial, updates Leave a comment

Insights into Infowars

December 23, 2023December 17, 2019 by Dave
infowars

The latest twist in the Alex Jones Fake News saga is that InfoWars editor has happily tossed Jones under the bus and is telling all.

Categories Fake News, media, nutters, People, Skepticism, society Tags Alex Jones, fake news, Infowars Leave a comment
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