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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
Face masks are ineffective at reducing the spread of COVID-19 and other respiratory diseases, a Cochrane review demonstrates
Robert Malone, Substack
- 17 Feb 2023
Climate changed naturally in prehistoric eras, modern climate change is a naturally occurring phenomenon
Social media user, Instagram
- 23 Jan 2023
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Latest Claim Reviews – HEALTH
"VAERS reports in Florida increased by 1,700% after COVID-19 vaccines became available, signaling safety concerns"
Joseph Ladapo, Florida Department of Health
- 23 Feb 2023
"“An increased risk of stroke events has been identified with the Pfizer COVID-19 bivalent vaccine”"
Yuhong Dong, The Epoch Times
- 17 Feb 2023
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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
Wind turbines can kill birds, but not as many as fossil fuels and other anthropogenic impacts
“It is true that renewable energy developments like solar and wind farms (along with the power lines to connect them to the grid) can impact negatively on birds and other wildlif...
- 14 Dec 2022
Here’s what we know about how climate change impacts hurricanes – and what we don’t
The uncertainty surrounding how hurricane frequency could change as the climate warms has been brought up in claims seeking to undermine climate change’s impact on hurricanes. Th...
- 11 Oct 2022
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Latest Insight articles – HEALTH
What we know about the safety of mifepristone for medical abortions and the effectiveness of progesterone for “abortion reversal”
Introduction The World Health Organization considers access to safe and affordable abortion services as important for the good health and well-being of women and girls. Unsafe abor...
- 24 Feb 2023
What do we know about the safety of bisphenol A in food packaging?
SUMMARY Bisphenol A is an industrial chemical that has been used for decades to make certain plastics and resins. These materials are used as a coating in food and drink cans and r...
- 13 Feb 2023
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News & Events
Science Feedback invited to speak at the European Science-Media Hub Summer School 2023
Flora Teoh, PhD, Science Editor at Health Feedback, was invited to speak at the session on “Best practices in science journalism, experiences” on 8 June 2023 at the European Sc...
- 22 Jun 2023
Google’s demonetization of misinformation: one year on
ProPublica finds that Google still monetizes many websites and articles that promote harmful misinformation, much of which is in direct breach of its stated demonetization policy. ...
- 07 Nov 2022
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