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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

Study Shows The Great Barrier Reef Is Growing Quickly

Ben Zeisloft, The Daily Wire

An electric car “costs more than seven times as much” as a gasoline powered car

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Latest Claim Reviews – HEALTH

"The COVID-19 vaccine contains bacteria and HIV, prevents body from making new white blood cells"

Anonymous, Disclosure Hub, Together As One

"Zinc supplements can protect against COVID-19; Zinc “kills the virus” and zinc ionophores are a “a zinc delivery system” that “allows zinc to go from outside the cell to inside the cell”"

Vladimir Zelenko, Gateway Pundit

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Latest Article Reviews - CLIMATE

PragerU video on climate change repeats a range of misleading claims by Steven Koonin

"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 ..

Rain fell on Greenland summit for the first time on record, as accurately reported by CNN

"The article is highly factual. One issue that we have is the lack of data over the Greenland Ice Sheet (both spatially and temporally). Thus some of the claims, although backed by..

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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

"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..

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..

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Latest Insight articles – CLIMATE

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...

Demonetization of climate change misinformation on Youtube: a quick check on the implementation of Google Ads’ new policy

Google announced that any content, including YouTube videos, that ‘contradicts well-established scientific consensus around the existence and causes of climate change’ would no...

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Latest Insight articles – HEALTH

Infection-induced immunity versus vaccine-induced immunity: Weighing the benefits and risks

Introduction Multiple articles and social media posts have debated the strength of infection-induced immunity—commonly referred to as natural immunity—compared to vaccina...

Statements in Project Veritas video contradict public health authorities and experts’ recommendation for eligible children to be vaccinated against COVID-19

Introduction On 27 September 2021, the group Project Veritas published a video on several social media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube, containing claims that...

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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...

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 ...

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