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Science Feedback is a worldwide network of scientists sorting fact from fiction in science based media coverage. Our goal is to help readers know which news to trust.

Latest Claim Reviews – CLIMATE
“...Seven and a half years have passed since there was any trend in global warming at all” If global warming was caused by human emissions, temperature would rise at a steady rate
Christopher Monckton, Watts Up With That
- 11 Apr 2022
"There is no evidence, other than models, that human CO2 emissions drive climate change and abundant evidence that the Sun, coupled with natural climate cycles, drives most, if not all, of recent climate changes"
Andy May, CO2 Coalition
- 16 Mar 2022
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Latest Claim Reviews – HEALTH
"Hormonal birth control is associated with “PCOS [polycystic ovarian syndrome], hormonal imbalances, depression, and infertility”"
Anonymous, Reallygraceful
- 24 Apr 2022
"“Pfizer Knew About Immunosuppression”; “Fully Vaxxed Are More Likely to Die From COVID”"
Joseph Mercola, Mercola, The Epoch Times
- 21 Apr 2022
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Latest Article Reviews - CLIMATE
Wall Street Journal op-ed by Steven Koonin publishes misleading claims about how climate change influences Greenland ice melt
Wall Street Journal
Human-caused climate change is already accelerating Greenland’s melting and is predicted to continue to accelerate it in the future. In addition to Greenland, most glaciers aroun...
- 24 Feb 2022
PragerU video on climate change repeats a range of misleading claims by Steven Koonin
PragerU
"The author of this video, Dr. Steven Koonin, says he is following the scientific reports published by the UN and US government, but by subtly changing wording and choosing not to ..
- 29 Nov 2021
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Latest Article Reviews - HEALTH
CNN article accurately reports an increased risk of heart attack from cannabis use in young people, but lacks context on difference between absolute and relative risk
CNN
"Yes, it’s true that the data suggest a “doubling” of risk for cardiac problems in cannabis users, but the article confuses “absolute” risk and “relative” risk. Those..
- 21 Sep 2021
Washington Times article by Robert Malone and Peter Navarro relies on inaccurate and unsubstantiated claims about virus evolution, vaccine immunity, and COVID-19 vaccine safety
Washington Times
"This article has inaccuracies throughout with a clear view to push an anti-vaccine agenda. The picture depicting a skull with eyes and nose made of coronaviruses in the shape of t..
- 15 Aug 2021
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Latest Insight articles – CLIMATE
How sea ice in the Arctic and the Antarctic is influenced by climate change
“The decreases have accelerated since the 1990s and have been part of a consistent suite of changes in the Arctic, including rising atmospheric temperatures, melting land ice, th...
- 27 Jan 2022
More than 80 fact-checking organizations call on YouTube to tackle misinformation
“The examples are too many to count. Many of those videos and channels remain online today, and they all went under the radar of YouTube’s policies, especially in non-English s...
- 13 Jan 2022
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Latest Insight articles – HEALTH
Following the misinformation URL trail to identify key spreaders: A case study on Twitter
Introduction As social media platforms try to tackle the spread of misinformation, their first challenge is the reliable identification of which content breaches their misinformati...
- 15 Apr 2022
Assessing the effect of COVID-19 vaccines on mortality: a story of confounding factors and their role in COVID-19 misinformation
Introduction COVID-19 vaccines have been instrumental in our fight against the pandemic and our return to a normal life, thanks to their ability to reduce the number of cases, hosp...
- 15 Mar 2022
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News & Events
Science Feedback invited to speak at European Commission CONNECT University, Digital for our Planet
Emmanuel Vincent, PhD, Founder & Director of Science Feedback was invited to participate in the European Commission CONNECT University Summer School 2021, Digital for our Plane...
- 09 Jul 2021
Science Feedback is awarded an IFCN Development Grant to build database on sources of misinformation
Science Feedback is very pleased to be awarded a development grant from the Poynter Institute’s International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN). This grant aims to further innovation ...
- 24 Aug 2020
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