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Sail (Far) Away: At Sea with America's Largest Floating Gathering of Conspiracy Theorists 4 friendly_iconoclast Feb 2016 Feb 2016 1 2867
Wanna read a story about how anti-vaxxers are frauds? 7 hotrod0808 Feb 2016 Feb 2016 2 3768
This link between autism and vaccines will blow your mind. 0 DetlefK Feb 2016 Feb 2016 4 2207
Katy Perry is really JonBenet Ramsey!!1! 3 progressoid Feb 2016 Feb 2016 0 2880
Conspiritia - A Map of Conspiracy Theories 6 Capt. Obvious Jan 2016 Feb 2016 2 3890
Sure must be an empty kitchen here... 4 Archae Feb 2016 Feb 2016 0 2956
Researcher shows homeopathy to be bogus. I know, *BIG* surprise, right? 1 Archae Feb 2016 Feb 2016 3 2013
Newsflash, foodies: Organic crops use carcinogenic pesticides 16 HuckleB Feb 2016 Feb 2016 0 4593
Another quack who was dispensing woo (and lots of pills) gets taken down... 15 Archae Feb 2016 Feb 2016 1 6250
Well, whad'ya know. Contrary to popular belief, GMOs aren't banned in 60 counties. 13 progressoid Jan 2016 Feb 2016 1 5273
Alex Jones: 'My Gut Tells Me' Antonin Scalia Was Murdered 7 progressoid Feb 2016 Feb 2016 0 3237
Oh, myyyy! George Takei falls for a Zika virus conspiracy theory 3 HuckleB Feb 2016 Feb 2016 0 2655
Another moron writing a book about the "Heaven delusion..." 4 Archae Feb 2016 Feb 2016 0 3746
What’s the point of acupuncture? A TCM practitioner wants out 1 HuckleB Feb 2016 Feb 2016 2 2192
Monsanto finally makes it into Zika virus conspiracy theory 3 HuckleB Feb 2016 Feb 2016 0 3592
Well, that didn't take long. The Zika virus conspiracies have begun 2 progressoid Feb 2016 Feb 2016 5 2447
Thanks for the hearts to the folks kind enough to hand them to the likes of me! 3 HuckleB Feb 2016 Feb 2016 0 2275
We've got one promoting Taleb's BS now. 4 HuckleB Feb 2016 Feb 2016 0 2472
This is not good. Democrats should not be pushing creationist type nonsense. 15 HuckleB Feb 2016 Feb 2016 0 5809
The Doctor is...out. Confessions of a (former) Naturopathic Doctor 2 progressoid Feb 2016 Feb 2016 3 2486
Sometimes I can't help myself. 1 HuckleB Feb 2016 Feb 2016 0 1971
What's the harm? 2 Orrex Feb 2016 Feb 2016 2 2252
Writer at cracked.com tries several methods of woo. All of them fail. 10 Archae Feb 2016 Feb 2016 3 3668
Schizophrenia, Hubris and Science 0 HuckleB Feb 2016 Feb 2016 0 1839
Hoo boy ... we've got a new one in the Science Group. 6 eppur_se_muova Jan 2016 Feb 2016 2 3798
Anti-GMO research may be based on manipulated data 0 HuckleB Feb 2016 Feb 2016 0 1883
And we have a real doozy in Video. 1 Archae Jan 2016 Feb 2016 1 2103
Republicans reject climate change fears despite rebukes from scientists 1 houston16revival Feb 2016 Feb 2016 0 2339
Nebular Hypothesis Does Belong With Skeptics 0 DhhD Jan 2016 Jan 2016 0 2203
Alternative Medicine and the Ethics Of Commerce 0 HuckleB Jan 2016 Jan 2016 0 1957

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On the Viability of Conspiratorial Beliefs 1 progressoid Jan 2016 Jan 2016 3 2059
Could it be Satan? 4 libodem Jan 2016 Jan 2016 1 2530
Mix a quack and religion... 1 Archae Jan 2016 Jan 2016 0 2019
Profile of an Indian GM farmer: high-tech seeds on a traditional farm 0 HuckleB Jan 2016 Jan 2016 2 1921
Well like the one that wont flush... 1 uriel1972 Jan 2016 Jan 2016 0 1844
A flat-Earth and moon-landing truther with a conspiracy-theory about the cloning of celebrities. 5 DetlefK Jan 2016 Jan 2016 2 3095
Mayor of an Italian town has ordered the WiFi be turned off in two of its schools due to heath fears 1 progressoid Jan 2016 Jan 2016 0 1809
“Transparency” should not equal a license to harass scientists 1 HuckleB Jan 2016 Jan 2016 2 2019
New genetically engineered American chestnut will help restore the decimated, iconic tree 1 progressoid Jan 2016 Jan 2016 0 1964
Kids' Miseducation Underway In Nation's First All-Organic, Non-GMO School District 2 HuckleB Jan 2016 Jan 2016 2 2307
How MSG Got A Bad Rap: Flawed Science And Xenophobia 2 progressoid Jan 2016 Jan 2016 3 2081
Illuminati, chemtrails, Prince, Frank Zappa, etc. 5 Archae Jan 2016 Jan 2016 0 3309
A new genetically modified rice plant that produces virtually no greenhouse gas while it grows ... 1 HuckleB Jan 2016 Jan 2016 3 1982
Somehow, a Kickstarter Project to Protect You from Spooky “Signals” is Nearing Its Funding Goal 3 muriel_volestrangler Dec 2015 Dec 2015 1 2342
Somehow, a Kickstarter Project to Protect You from Spooky “Signals” is Nearing Its Funding Goal 3 DavidDvorkin Dec 2015 Dec 2015 1 2162
Thread gets started touting conspiracy theory about Chipotle and GMO's, gets locked... 4 Archae Dec 2015 Dec 2015 0 3242
BBC: "Police released images of some of the substances found in Mark Colborne's home address" 1 muriel_volestrangler Dec 2015 Dec 2015 0 2124
Gwyneth Paltrow is at it again. Bras cause cancer. 10 progressoid Oct 2015 Dec 2015 2 3572
Circumcision in the US was introduced to prevent masturbation 5 DetlefK Oct 2015 Dec 2015 2 2755
Michael Specter: The danger of science denial 0 progressoid Dec 2015 Dec 2015 1 1666
Dark Day For Science 1 progressoid Dec 2015 Dec 2015 0 2235
The worst anti-science websites on the web 5 Archae Dec 2015 Dec 2015 3 2861
Last day or two of a PBS begathon today... 3 Archae Dec 2015 Dec 2015 0 2368
Anti-GMO Terror? Mail bombs sent to Mexican pro-GMO organization. 0 HuckleB Dec 2015 Dec 2015 0 2117
Psychological study: "On the reception and detection of pseudo-profound bullshit" 4 DetlefK Dec 2015 Dec 2015 3 3314
DUers Praising Putin And Organic Food, Using RT As A Source 1 HuckleB Dec 2015 Dec 2015 0 1785
The Ethics of Prescribing Worthless Treatments 1 HuckleB Dec 2015 Dec 2015 0 1829
No, Monsanto Is Not Going On Trial For Crimes Against Humanity 3 HuckleB Dec 2015 Dec 2015 0 2152
Breaking: Natural News put on trial for crimes against science, educide in The Hague 1 HuckleB Dec 2015 Dec 2015 2 2182
Online-tools for debunking hoaxes and fakes 2 DetlefK Dec 2015 Dec 2015 8 2137

Skepticism, Science & Pseudoscience Continued...

Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views
March Against Monsanto breathlessly reports on phony "tribunal" 3 Archae Dec 2015 Dec 2015 0 2185
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 HuckleB Dec 2015 Dec 2015 0 1465
The anti-vax crowd is back, repeating its usual debunked silliness. 0 HuckleB Dec 2015 Dec 2015 0 1660
A sad day for public science advocacy 2 HuckleB Nov 2015 Dec 2015 7 2416
Organic Industry Works To "Replace" Neonics With Even More Toxic Pesticides 2 HuckleB Oct 2015 Dec 2015 1 2573
Americans aren’t as anti-science as you might think 0 HuckleB Dec 2015 Dec 2015 1 1799
The anti-GMO crowd hits GD and Good Reads again. 2 HuckleB Dec 2015 Dec 2015 0 2222
Another anti-vaccine bit hits "Good Reads." 0 HuckleB Nov 2015 Nov 2015 0 1804
Infographic: 20 Cognitive Biases That Screw Up Your Decisions 8 progressoid Oct 2015 Nov 2015 15 3578
I seem to have earned myself a stalker 4 Orrex Nov 2015 Nov 2015 0 2210
Anti-GMO conspiracy craziness is now running rampant at DU? 2 HuckleB Nov 2015 Nov 2015 0 2165
GOP war on science continues: Investigating NOAA Climate Science 2015 0 ffr Nov 2015 Nov 2015 1 1753
GMO food animals should be judged by product, not process, scientists say 1 HuckleB Nov 2015 Nov 2015 0 1846
Organic farming increases profits. And this is considered awesome at DU? 6 HuckleB Nov 2015 Nov 2015 0 2540
GMO Salmon Must Be To DU What Syrian Refugees Are To Freeperland 3 HuckleB Nov 2015 Nov 2015 0 2162
More anti-GMO silliness. 0 HuckleB Nov 2015 Nov 2015 0 1742
Latest book from the Bullshit Channel...I mean History Channel... 3 Archae Nov 2015 Nov 2015 0 2663
Organic Approved Pest Control Kills 90% Of Bumblebees It Contacts: Liverpool Study. 0 HuckleB Nov 2015 Nov 2015 2 1984
Paris Attacks Could Be ISIS Death Throes by Marc Simms 3 HuckleB Nov 2015 Nov 2015 3 2185
Posting a "Russia Today" video from a fake on Multimedia... 2 Archae Nov 2015 Nov 2015 2 2162
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