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Celebrity chef Gino D’Acampo isn’t dead… but the credibility of Twitter ads might well be
Twitter accepted payment to promote tweets falsely claiming celebrity deaths, linking to scam sites impersonating national newspapers to push cryptocurrency scams
Ten top times skepticism made an unexpected appearance in pop culture
Few things can match the enjoyment of seeing your favourite show take an unexpected turn towards skepticism. Here's ten of our favourite examples.
The science of The Last of Us: should we fear a fungal zombie pandemic?
The hit TV show The Last of Us depicts a world hit by a fungal-caused pandemic that turns the infected to zombies - but could it happen in real life?
The Simpson’s prophecies: no, the long-running cartoon can’t predict the future
The long-standing myth that The Simpson's has an uncanny ability to predict the future is just a case of viewers scouring archives to connect dots that aren't there
When copyright credit scammers target skeptical organisations
The QED conference was accused of copyright infringement, but something didn't smell right, which is when Michael Marshall started digging...
Vabbing: the TikTok trend of using vaginal secretions as perfume, to attract a partner
The practice of 'vabbing' - or 'vaginal dabbing' - claims that vaginal secretions contain pheremones that make women irresistable to potential partners, but science suggests otherwise
25 years ago today, Lisa the Skeptic became The Simpsons’ critical thinking icon
In a show that was never shy to take a satirical look at religion, Season 9's "Lisa the Skeptic" - broadcast 25 years ago today - established The Simpsons' skeptical credibility
Eat the Sun: an ophthalmologist’s review of a documentary on sun-gazing
"Eat the Sun" puts forward the notion that humans can survive without food, as long as we stare at the sun - unsurprisingly, this is terrible advice
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