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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 Article Reviews - CLIMATE

Popular article in The Independent accurately summarizes June heat in Europe

The Independent

"The article accurately and clearly states the facts regarding the recent extreme heat in June 2019 and its link to anthropogenic warming. This includes acknowledging that, at this..

Financial Post commentary jumps to unsupported conclusions in claiming “climate change isn’t causing extreme weather”

"This article is misleading since it confuses changes in climate change impacts with changes in climate and weather extremes and it subjectively selects examples that support its m..

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Latest Article Reviews - HEALTH

Article claiming vaccines cause autoimmunity and autism due to fetal DNA contaminants found unsupported and implausible

"While the letter provides some concerns about the fetal cell-derived DNA contamination in vaccines, it does not provide any actual evidence to support the claims made. The whole h..

New Scientist article accurately summarises polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) research but overstates significance of animal studies

"I think that the title overstates the position with the present level of knowledge and is too sensationalist. The ‘ovarian cysts’ stated to typically characterize PCOS are not..

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Latest Insight articles – CLIMATE

How is Arctic warming linked to the ‘polar vortex’ and other extreme weather?

Over the past decade, a growing body of research has proposed ways in which rapid Arctic warming can lead to harsh winters, summer heatwaves and even floods and droughts across the...

How credible were 2018’s most popular climate articles?

Compared to last year’s top 10, there is a notable lack of low credibility stories. Two stories garnered mixed reviews from scientists. In one case, this was an article detailing...

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Latest Insight articles – HEALTH

Do radio waves from mobile devices cause cancer? A look at the evidence

Mobile phones have become an integral part of our lives, and most people would not consider even leaving the house without one. In fact, the World Health Organization (WHO) has est...

How we know vaccines don’t cause autism – and why this belief persists

The claim that “vaccines cause autism” was first made by Andrew Wakefield’s now-retracted study in The Lancet, published in 1998. The study’s authors examined 12 childr...

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Latest Claim Reviews – CLIMATE

"During the last hundred years the temperature is increased about 0.1°C because of carbon dioxide. The human contribution was about 0.01°C."

Jyrki Kauppinen, Pekka Malmi, Paul Joseph Watson, Summit.news, Zerohedge

"So that means that probably about half, maybe half of that nine-tenths of the degree [of total warming] might be caused by greenhouse gases"

Patrick Michaels, Fox News

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Latest Claim Reviews – HEALTH

"Studies have repeatedly linked fluoride to reduced IQ and brain damage"

Joseph Mercola, Real Farmacy

"HPV vaccine may lead to elimination of cervical cancer"

Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC News

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News & Events

Science Feedback partnering with Facebook in fight against misinformation

In April 2019, Science Feedback started working with Facebook as part of their fact-checking program. While misinformation currently floods the Internet, this program is part of Fa...

Perugia International Journalism Festival: media, news and the future of climate change

This panel will address these topics with experts coming from some of the leading experiences in the field that encompasses the communication of climate change for public opinion a...

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