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Studying the promotion of health misinformation by the Bolsonaro government

As Brazilian leader, Bolsonaro was prolific in pushing health misinformation, making him a perfect model for researching how those in power can distort truth

What does the recent UK election mean for skepticism and pseudoscience?

The recent UK election saw conspiracy theorists and climate change deniers leave office, and pseudoscience candidates fail at the ballot box

Toby Young’s Daily Sceptic and Free Speech Union are no allies of critical thinkers

Toby Young's Daily Sceptic vociferously champions pseudoscientific conclusions, while his Free Speech Union defends those positions with which he agrees.

A State of Fear: Laura Dodsworth’s ‘sensible’ Covid scepticism

Deploying the same fear-based tactics her book criticises, Laura Dodsworth’s ‘A State Of Fear’ is light on facts and heavy on hunches

The radicalisation of “Joan”: a true-life account of one colleague’s slide into conspiracism

"Joan" was always interested in off-the-wall ideas, but over time she became increasingly drawn into deeper and deeper conspiracy theories

Andrew Bridgen’s debate on Covid vaccine deaths: skewed statistics, but no substance

Andrew Bridgen MP promised an honest parliamentary debate on excess deaths since the Covid vaccine rollout - what he gave us was clearly not that

Cardiologist and Covid vaccine critic Dr Aseem Malhotra wins 2023 Rusty Razor award

A cardiologist who has spent the pandemic spreading Covid vaccine misinformation, Dr Aseem Malhotra, has today been named the 2022 recipient of the “Rusty Razor” award

Aseem Malhotra’s antivax crusade threatens to undermine trust in doctors – the GMC need to act

The GMC refused to investigate Dr Aseem Malhotra for spreading vaccine misinformation - but a new legal case seeks to challenge their inaction
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