WSJ Op Ed: No Second Wave
Mike Pence has written a WSJ article that claims no second wave. He is right, no second wave because they kept first one going.
Bullshit
FDA issues Miracle Mineral Solution warming
The US Food and Drug Administration has issued a strongly worded warming about a product knowns as “Miracle Mineral Solution” or MMS. Their guidance is simple – “Do not purchase or drink it”. This is the second warning they have issued. Why? It is not simply a scam run by a fraudster, but is a … Read more
New paper claims clouds cause climate change
Seriously flawed paper claims that clouds are responsible for climate change. What exactly are the probelms witrhin this paper?
Radioactive Quackery Pops up in Thailand
Over on Science Based Medicine Steve Novella highlights a bit of radioactive quackery that has popped up. His source is an article from Thailand. There officials have discovered and pulled the plug on a scam that involved selling people an ‘energy card’ that you buy to supposedly … “improve the immune system, strengthen the heart … Read more
Daft Claim: semen-eating anal worms cause gay people
A truly daft claim by a crank asserts that anal worms that eat semen causes gay men and lesbians, and that she has a suppository cure.
Goop Health, one of the quackiest quackfests of 2018
With a hat-tip to Orac for the term “quackiest quackfest”, we have the news that Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop brand held the quackiest quackfest of 2018 – the “GOOP Health” conference in New York. Goop is not about bulk-selling pseudoscientific nonsense, instead it is an attempt to cast an aura of credibility by cranking up the prices … Read more