Fact-checkers › Science Feedback
10 fact-checks by Science Feedback tracked by SourceTally. Source feed: https://science.feedback.org/feed/
| Label | Count | |
|---|---|---|
| Inaccurate | 2 | |
| Unsubstantiated | 1 | |
| Incorrect | 1 | |
| Misleading | 1 | |
| Unsupported | 1 |
| Label | Count | |
|---|---|---|
| Social media users | 2 | |
| Viral social media post | 1 | |
| Social media influencers | 1 | |
| Donald Trump | 1 | |
| Andrew Huberman | 1 |
A joint investigation by Science Feedback and Fundación Maldita.es reported more than 300 climate misinformation videos in French and Spanish. YouTube never answered, and TikTok restricted only a small minority of them and overturned none…
Claim reviewed: Sunscreen causes vitamin D deficiency — attributed by the checker to Social media users
Claim reviewed: El Niño is responsible for climate change — attributed by the checker to Viral social media post
Claim reviewed: Mainstream medicine disregards or hides natural cures — attributed by the checker to Social media influencers
Claim reviewed: The United Nations has admitted its climate change projections are wrong — attributed by the checker to Donald Trump
Highly mediatized disease outbreaks like COVID-19 and hantavirus are invariably plagued by conspiracy theories alleging that they are a hoax or planned. Why are these conspiracy theories so appealing and what makes people vulnerable to…
Moreover, fossil fuels are often to blame when energy prices rise, contrary to some claims that climate change is a 'scam'.
This webinar will equip participants with the tools to identify the mechanisms behind the ‘manufacturing of doubt’, deconstruct misleading narratives using real-world case studies, and develop the ability to verify information in the face…
Claim reviewed: Hantavirus outbreak on MV Hondius is a hoax — attributed by the checker to Social media users
Claim reviewed: Omega-3 from fish oils is as effective at reducing depression as antidepressants — attributed by the checker to Andrew Huberman