Tag Archives: Observer
The Independent confuses algal DHA with fish oil
If media science coverage from experienced, professional journalists is so poor that an amateur with a quarter of an hour to kill before heading to bed can highlight clear errors, there certainly is a real need for reflection. Continue reading
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Comment Is Free But Facts Are Sacred Makes A Correction
Kent Miller’s post for the Guardian’s Comment Is Free contained the common error that MMR vaccine contains thimerosal. Acting more speedily than they have previously when such errors have been brought to their attention, Guardian corrected it. Continue reading
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1 in 58 Have Autism Redux: I Blame The Observer
Jenny McCarthy has an Op-Ed piece on CNN. She repeats the canard that 1 in 58 children in England and Ireland have a condition on the autism spectrum disorder. The Observer is responsible for this untrue figure. Despite corrections from Professor Simon Baron-Cohen who leads the team that is supposed to have uncovered that figure, the Observer has never fully retracted that story. And so, we have nonsense like this canard that flourishes unchecked. Continue reading
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