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Conspiracy Theories

Facebook’s efforts to curb QAnon and anti-vax conspiracies are too little, and much too late

Michael Marshall -
Facebook's bans on anti-vax adverts and QAnon groups fail to deal with how misinformation really spreads on their platform
Covid-19

No, the COVID-19 app does not share your data with the police

Mike Hall -
Claims that the official COVID-19 app shares information with the police are simply unfounded, and only undermine test and trace efforts.
Covid-19

Has the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in an increase in ghostly encounters?

Chris French -
With pandemic-related anxiety and stress causing an increase in experience of sleep paralysis, we may well see an uptick in paranormal belief.
Alternative Medicine

Rectal ozone therapy: Brazil’s latest COVID-19 pseudoscience

Natália Pasternak, Carlos Orsi -
Brazil's rectal ozone therapy may sound ridiculous, but the reach of the pseudoscience movement is no joke
Conspiracy Theories

An unhealthy dose of viral conspiracy

Hayley Stevens -
As conspiracy theories flood social media and users struggle to tell fact from fiction, we need to find better ways to stop misinformation from spreading.
Alternative Medicine

Netflix’s (Un)Well leaves me (un)impressed

Pixie Turner -
(Un)Well's false balance and fence-sitting is a missed opportunity to demonstrate the real harms of the wellness industry
Alternative Medicine

Conspiracy theorists, anti-vaxxers and alt-med quackery put our pets in harm’s way

Danny Chambers -
Vet Danny Chambers highlights how the aggressive promotion of alternative therapies to prevent and treat animal diseases has become widespread.
Covid-19

‘Mask Mouth’: a real dental phenomenon, or merely a confection?

Shaun Sellars -
Dentist Shaun Sellars looks at recent reports of facemasks causing a new dental phenomenon known as 'mask mouth'.
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