Laura Thomason
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Elon Musk beats Dragon’s Den star Steven Bartlett to Rusty Razor pseudoscience award Twitter owner Elon Musk has beaten Dragon's Den star Steven Bartlett to the Rusty Razor award for worst pseudoscience of 2024 https://t.co/8j3QnMYxO4
skeptic.org.uk
Twitter owner Elon Musk has beaten Dragon’s Den star Steven Bartlett to the Rusty Razor award for worst pseudoscience of 2024
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Almost all practitioners registered with @cnhc mislead their patients: https://t.co/cJ5i5CPLDV A huge pleasure to work with @HealthSenseUK colleagues.
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New paper: "Using artificial intelligence (AI) to assess the prevalence of false or misleading health-related claims" #AI identified 23 307 false or misleading claims by practitioners registered with the @CNHC_UK
https://t.co/Sicm8OEKkr
royalsocietypublishing.org
Abstract. Complementary healthcare in the United Kingdom is subject to voluntary, publicly funded regulation. Many such practices include pseudoscience. Th
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My latest for @TheSkepticMag, on the repeated promotion of pseudoscientific health products by @BBCDragonsDen, and their failure to acknowledge the impact a Dragons' Den appearance has on the success and credibility of a quackery business.
Dragons’ Den’s have a quackery problem that goes far beyond ear seeds | Michael Marshall @MrMMarsh While recent attention has understandably been on Dragons' Den's promotion of ME/cfs quackery, the show's flirtation with pseudoscience runs much deeper https://t.co/zut6AUGKWh
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Following our complaint last March, the ASA have ruled ads for Lynne McTaggart's "Power of Eight®" intention classes made unsubstantiated health claims and discouraged medical treatment https://t.co/TIz5Qxt1yA
asa.org.uk
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Lynne McTaggart, late of "What Doctors Don't Tell You", rises again and is slapped down by @ASA_UK. https://t.co/ILYDo56Byr
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Dragons' Den episode edited after ear seed complaints https://t.co/FME8mNZT4I
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Campaigners say the programme featured "unfounded" health claims about the wellness product.
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It is good to see that a co-ordinated response has been taken by M.E. charities to the appalling Dragon's Den episode that suggested "acu ear seeds" could be a treatment for MECFS and other health conditions. Ear seeds are nonsense and not effective for any health condition
We have coordinated an open letter with other M.E. orgs in response to the recent Dragons Den episode in which a contenstant made unevidenced claims regarding the efficacy of 'acu seeds' as a treatment for #MECFS You can view the letter here:
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“The BBC said products being featured on the programme should not be seen as an endorsement of them.” - Sara Davies literally said “the product is brilliant” and Stephen Bartlett was wildly enthusiastic. Every one of the show’s stars praised it fully. How is that not endorsement?
Dragons' Den: BBC defends show after ME criticism of Acu Seeds
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Here's what our Project Director told The Times about the Dragons Den controversy, and why the recent ear seed business is just the tip of the iceberg. It's time they took their responsibility seriously, and stopped featuring - and seeking out - businesses who mislead the public
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Dragons’ Den ‘failing to scrutinise extravagant product claims’ https://t.co/3rcyhtUt4g We wrote to the BBC with concerns over a number of businesses showcased on the program, who make misleading and potentially dangerous health claims.
thetimes.com
A pro-science group has written to the BBC outlining its ‘deep concern’ after an entrepreneur on the show claimed her ‘ear seeds’ product aided her ME recovery
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UK Cardiologist Dr. Aseem Malhotra receives a well-deserved award https://t.co/DbNpsKUnH9 via @edzardernst
edzardernst.com
The Skeptic reported that a cardiologist and one of the UK's most influential critics of the COVID-19 vaccine, Dr Aseem Malhotra, has been named the 2023 recipient of the “Rusty Razor” award, the...
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Cardiologist and Covid vaccine critic Dr Aseem Malhotra wins 2023 Rusty Razor award https://t.co/PB3i2O2xE3 via @theskepticmag
skeptic.org.uk
A cardiologist who has spent the pandemic spreading Covid vaccine misinformation, Dr Aseem Malhotra, has today been named the 2022 recipient of the “Rusty Razor” award
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Can you hold conspiracy theory papers to account? Listen to bonus ep on Sounds, read online & more on News at Ten, BBC Breakfast, Today. The Irish Light repeatedly abused Edel Campbell online and its supporters have threatened her lawyer with "execution". https://t.co/UEh7RNdTkY
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The QED conference was accused of copyright infringement, but something didn't smell right, which is when Michael Marshall started digging...
When copyright credit scammers target skeptical organisations | Michael Marshall Michael Marshall
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Matty Healy lead singer and rhythm guitarist from @the1975 : "This CANNOT happen. The council need to drop the case" Sign the petition https://t.co/W3MQQlzC2F
@actuallymattyhealy
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Counting down our top 10 worst pseudoscience pop songs of all time | Brian Eggo @brianeggo
skeptic.org.uk
From Osbourne to Clapton, via Van Morrison and Ian Brown, we countdown the top tracks that brought pseudoscience to the pop charts
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Mike Pickering, M People founder and co-writer of the '90s hit, said he doesn't want the song "being a soundtrack to lies" https://t.co/R7loLbzCiu
nme.com
Watch the footage here
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£2500 is *not* the maximum any family will pay on their energy bills this year. We wrote to the PM about getting this wrong yesterday. This morning, she’s repeated the false claim again in local BBC interviews. The public deserves better. https://t.co/zphIoe0PwL
fullfact.org
During an interview on CNN the Prime Minister claimed ‘nobody�� would have to pay more than £2,500 in energy bills. Per the government’s own figures, this isn’t true.
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