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Insights
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Leucovorin might help some kids with autism, but it’s no silver bullet
Some studies suggest leucovorin could help treat certain autism-related symptoms. But experts caution against viewing it as a cure for autism.
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Do electric vehicles catch fire more often? Early evidence says no
EV battery fires can be hard to extinguish, but data suggests they’re very rare
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Major wine regions could disappear from global warming, Europe to be hit especially hard
Wine grapes can only be grown in specific conditions – climate change is affecting which regions are suitable, and some current regions will likely be lost.
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Recent Reviews
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Misleading
Significant flaws in Henry Ford study used to claim childhood vaccines cause harm
Claim:
Unpublished study from Henry Ford Health System shows unvaccinated children are healthier
Source: X/Twitter, Aaron Siri, Nicolas Hulscher, Marjorie Taylor Greene, 2025-09-09 -
Lacks context
Do renewables need a second grid?
Chris Wright’s claims that renewables require to maintain a second grid and are always more expensive leave out crucial context about how electric grids work.
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Inaccurate
No, the ocean is not ‘cooling’, contrary to viral claims – it’s been warming at an accelerating rate
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Global ocean temperatures have been cooling, proving there is no global warming.
Source: X/Twitter, Peter Clack, 2025-07-20 -
Lacks context
Wide Awake Media repeats misleading claims that wind turbines are expensive and environmentally unfriendly
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Building a single wind turbine requires a jaw-dropping quantity of energy and resources. Wind turbines are expensive, inefficient, bird-, and bat-slaying.
Source: X/Twitter, Wide Awake Media, 2025-07-18 -
Misleading
Inadequate analysis of Japan data used to spread false claim about COVID-19 vaccine mortality
Claim:
Japanese database of 18 million vaccinated people show that the more COVID-19 vaccine doses you get, the sooner you die
Source: Twitter/X, YouTube, Rumble, United Citizens for Stopping mRNA Vaccines, Emerald Robinson, Peter Imanuelsen (aka Peter Sweden), Yasufumi Murakami, 2025-07-12 -
Misleading U.S. Department of Energy climate report chooses bias over science, climate scientists say
DOE report written by climate contrarians shares misleading information, misrepresents scientific articles, cherry-picks results to fit a narrative and excludes well-established evidence.
Analyses & Investigations
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What our first measurement says about disinformation on major platforms in Europe
Science Feedback and partners have released a first measurement of Structural Indicators across six Very Large Online Platforms (VLOPs) in…
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What you see is (not) what you get: genAI-powered scams on Vinted
Deceptive accounts use idealized AI images to portray fast fashion as high-quality vintage items, misleading buyers into paying inflated prices.
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Flagged and Ignored: Testing X’s Response to EU Sanction Violations
Executive Summary Background Under the current EU sanctions regime against Russia, Russian state media outlets and affiliated figures are banned…
News & events
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EuroClimateCheck: Climate fact-checking database website now live
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Telegram takes unprecedented step in blocking Russian media channels, but enforcement remains incomplete
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Science Feedback, QuotaClimat, and Data for Good Launch Climate Safeguard, an AI Tool to Detect Climate Misinformation on TV and Radio