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Climate Change

The Daily Mail guide to twisting the facts on vehicle emissions

Brian Eggo - 14th January 2026

A recent study on vehicle emissions in London drove positive headlines in all, but the Daily Mail used all of their creativity to spin it into a political attack

Bad PR

Fake products, fake doctors, fake testimonials – the unchecked menace of online ads

Michael Marshall - 4th December 2025

A herbal patch claimed to be as good as Ozempic but it was a scam served up by an online advertising system optimised around fakery.

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Wendy Grossman remembers the late TV presenter John Stapleton

Wendy M. Grossman - 7th October 2025

After the death of TV presenter John Stapleton, former editor of The Skeptic Wendy Grossman reflects on meeting Stapleton on air in 1992

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Can taking in polarised news sources help us navigate complex media stories?

Peter Dawson - 26th September 2025

Ground News promises to help us get to truth by accessing a wider set of viewpoints – but truth isn't always found at the mid-point of two extremes

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Standing up for skepticism: ten times comedians showed a skeptical side

Brian Eggo - 12th September 2025

While plenty of Netflix specials by famous comedians push questionable material, some stand-ups are still out there putting forward a skeptical worldview

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