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A debunker is a person or organization that exposes or discredits claims believed to be false, exaggerated, or pretentious. [1] The term is often associated with skeptical investigation of controversial topics such as UFOs, claimed paranormal phenomena, cryptids, conspiracy theories, alternative medicine, religion, exploratory or fringe areas of scientific, or pseudoscientific research.
Image credits: Due-Degree137 #15. Any food hack that wants you to get sugar boiling hot and then spin it with a whisk in the air to make strings or says it'll turn into fairy floss or some such.
Experts debunk 6 common health myths regarding holiday habits. Parties, outings, dinners, brunches, and lunches. While the holiday season is packed with fun, it can also cause stress as you try to ...
Fake news websites are those which intentionally, but not necessarily solely, publish hoaxes and disinformation for purposes other than news satire.Some of these sites use homograph spoofing attacks, typosquatting and other deceptive strategies similar to those used in phishing attacks to resemble genuine news outlets.
Debunk.org is an independent technology think tank and non-governmental organisation based in Vilnius, Lithuania. [ 8 ] [ 3 ] Founded in 2018, the organisation was developed to counter online disinformation and state-sponsored internet propaganda . [ 1 ]
Health Experts Debunk 4 Anti-Sunscreen Myths Spreading on TikTok. Cathy Cassata. June 10, 2024 at 10:38 AM. Catherine Falls Commercial/Getty Images This article originally appeared on Healthline.
Often paired with moving the goalposts (see below), as when an argument is challenged using a common definition of a term in the argument, and the arguer presents a different definition of the term and thereby demands different evidence to debunk the argument.
A step-by-step guide to how one debunked story fueled Republicans’ Biden impeachment effort Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf and Marshall Cohen, CNN February 22, 2024 at 9:17 AM