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A ‘Harvard Study’ Doesn’t Disprove Racial Bias in Officer-Involved Shootings

The New York Times inaccurately reported an unvetted working paper as a Harvard study that...

‘Alarming Study’ on Chemicals in Baby Food?

The Clean Label Project claims 80 percent of baby formula contains arsenic.

Did a Harvard Study Prove That Apple Slows Down iPhones to Boost Sales of New Ones?

Some iOS upgrades have slowed down the processor speed of some older iPhone models, but...

Do WiFi Signals Stunt Plant Growth?

The claim behind a 2013 school science project purportedly documenting that wireless signals wilt cress...

Do Women with Natural Hair Have Low Self-Esteem?

"Natural hair being viewed as a messy look is causing many women to feel inadequate...

Does Nutella Contain a Known Carcinogen? A number of sensational headlines inaccurately claimed that the popular hazelnut cocoa spread contains a...

Doctors Are Now Saying Menstrual Cramps Are as Painful ‘as a Heart Attack’

A sketchy screenshot claiming doctors "are now saying" menstrual cramps are "as painful as a...

Drinking Tequila Provides Many Health Benefits?

Unfortunately, myriad claims about tequila's putative health benefits are not rooted in science or research.

Flossing Isn’t Backed by Science?

A popular news story correctly reported that there was little evidence to support flossing's benefits,...

Stanford Study Proves Election Fraud through Exit Poll Discrepancies

Two researchers released a paper (not a study) examining whether primary election fraud that favored...

Did the FBI Reveal the ‘Most Dangerous’ Zodiac Signs?

A number of sketchy sales sites created a rumor that the FBI had released a...

Did American Pediatricians Issue a Statement That Transgenderism Is ‘Child Abuse’?

It was an official-sounding but fringe group of politically motivated pediatricians who issued a statement...