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Reviews of articles from: Daily Mail
ARTICLE REVIEWS
Video interview of Ian Plimer at Sky News falsely claims that a new study announces an incoming ice age, partly based on an incorrect Daily Mail headline
in Sky News, by Ian Plimer
“This video is chock full of false and misleading information, and presented in a way to make the correct scientific information seem like a farce. For example, the direct link between human emissions of carbon dioxide and global warming is very well established. The physics and chemistry of this link has been understood for well over 100 years, and science continues to affirm it.”
— 20 Jan 2021
Daily Mail article misleads with clickbait headline claiming cowpox-derived virus will “kill every type of cancer”
in Daily Mail, by Zoe Zaczek
“This article substantially overhypes early pre-clinical work with a viral therapy that has not yet been tested in even the earliest stages of human clinical trials. The headline is particularly misleading as I can find only three published papers suggesting the therapy has efficacy in lung, breast and colorectal cancers in cell lines and mouse models only.”
— 20 Nov 2019
Daily Mail correctly reports that climate change leads to more severe heatwaves, but explanation of recent weather is off the mark
in Daily Mail, by Joe Pinkstone
“Mostly this article is accurate in its reporting of the recent heat over North America and Eurasia. However, there are a few misleading statements, including the headline, that exaggerate both the scale of the event and the likely role of climate change.”
— 07 Jul 2018
Analysis of “Stunning new data indicates El Nino drove record highs in global temperatures…”
in Daily Mail, by David Rose
This is an incredibly misleading article. It cherry picks a dataset taking measurements 2 miles up in the atmosphere only over land areas that disagrees with the other two datasets that examine the same values… The author is taking a normal modest cooling at the end of a large El Niño event and spinning it completely out of proportion.
— 02 Dec 2016
CLAIM REVIEWS
Short identical gene sequence in SARS-CoV-2 and a gene sequence patented by Moderna can be found in other organisms; not evidence that virus was engineered
SOURCE: Connor Boyd, Daily Mail
Published: 02 Mar 2022
Claims that a “Johns Hopkins study” showed lockdowns are ineffective at reducing COVID-19 mortality are based on a working paper with questionable methods
SOURCE: Paul Best, Connor Boyd, Gina Martinez, Fox News, Daily Mail
Published: 10 Feb 2022
A new, highly virulent HIV variant named VB variant was indeed identified in the Netherlands
SOURCE: Emily Craig, Daily Mail
Published: 09 Feb 2022
Spherical structures spotted on Mars likely rocks, insufficient water to grow fungus at the surface of Mars
SOURCE: Victor Tangerman, Ryan Morrison, Futurism, Daily Mail
Published: 13 May 2021
Biden’s climate plan doesn’t say anything about limiting meat consumption, contrary to Daily Mail, Fox News claim
SOURCE: Emily Crane, Daily Mail
Published: 29 Apr 2021
Claim of a coming ice age misrepresents the study it relies on
SOURCE: Stacy Liberatore, Chris Ciaccia, Daily Mail, Fox News
Published: 01 Nov 2019
Human error in vaccine preparation led to the deaths of two children in Samoa after MMR shot – MMR vaccine itself is safe and effective
SOURCE: Lauren Ferri, Daily Mail
Published: 24 Oct 2019
E-cigarettes are less dangerous than smoking, but they are not harmless; long-term health effects remain debated
SOURCE: Natalie Rahhal, Daily Mail
Published: 12 Mar 2019
Daily Mail inflates data handling disagreement between scientists; makes unsupported “manipulation” accusation
SOURCE: David Rose, Daily Mail
Published: 06 Feb 2017
Daily Mail claim about 2016 global temperature record is misleading
SOURCE: David Rose, The Daily Mail
Published: 02 Dec 2016