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Use Of Facts And Evidence-Based Rhetoric At All-Time Low In Congressional SpeechThe photo shows the US Congress meeting and mingling on the house floor. The seating is arranged in the iconic semi-circular set up. The seats are filled with representatives, as is the upstairs balcony.

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Use Of Facts And Evidence-Based Rhetoric At All-Time Low In Congressional SpeechThe photo shows the US Congress meeting and mingling on the house floor. The seating is arranged in the iconic semi-circular set up. The seats are filled with representatives, as is the upstairs balcony.
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Use Of Facts And Evidence-Based Rhetoric At All-Time Low In Congressional Speech

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Simpson's Paradox: The Statistical Phenomenon That Can Turn Real Results Backwardtop-down view of business graphs and charts on table, with a magnifying glass, calculator, and pen laying on top

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Simpson's Paradox: The Statistical Phenomenon That Can Turn Real Results Backward

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"Psychological Booster Shots" Could Inoculate Against MisinformationWoman looking at phone through magnifying glass looking perplexed

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"Psychological Booster Shots" Could Inoculate Against MisinformationWoman looking at phone through magnifying glass looking perplexed
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"Psychological Booster Shots" Could Inoculate Against Misinformation

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Carl Sagan Made A Worrying Prediction About America's Future 30 Years AgoChuck Berry (left) and Carl Sagan (right) at a Voyager 2 Neptune flyby celebration in August 1989.

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Carl Sagan Made A Worrying Prediction About America's Future 30 Years AgoChuck Berry (left) and Carl Sagan (right) at a Voyager 2 Neptune flyby celebration in August 1989.
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Carl Sagan Made A Worrying Prediction About America's Future 30 Years Ago

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Spite May Drive Both Science Denial And Belief In Conspiracy TheoriesA photo of the back of a male protestor wearing a white T-shirt with "All Lies" written on the back. The man is wearing a black cap and is among a group of other protestors holding signs. We cannot see what is written on the signs are they are facing the other direction.

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Spite May Drive Both Science Denial And Belief In Conspiracy TheoriesA photo of the back of a male protestor wearing a white T-shirt with "All Lies" written on the back. The man is wearing a black cap and is among a group of other protestors holding signs. We cannot see what is written on the signs are they are facing the other direction.
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Spite May Drive Both Science Denial And Belief In Conspiracy Theories

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Misinformation Is A Political Tool Of Radical Right-Wing PopulistsA close up photo of a man's hand holding a smart phone. The phone's screen shows a feed of various news articles. The shot is focused on the phone, causing his arm and the background to blur.

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Misinformation Is A Political Tool Of Radical Right-Wing PopulistsA close up photo of a man's hand holding a smart phone. The phone's screen shows a feed of various news articles. The shot is focused on the phone, causing his arm and the background to blur.
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Misinformation Is A Political Tool Of Radical Right-Wing Populists

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These Are The Biggest Threats Facing The World In 2025, Global Risks Report RevealsIllustration of Earth on fire

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These Are The Biggest Threats Facing The World In 2025, Global Risks Report RevealsIllustration of Earth on fire
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These Are The Biggest Threats Facing The World In 2025, Global Risks Report Reveals

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Are Offshore Wind Farms Actually Harming Whales?Offshore wind farm at sunset
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Are Offshore Wind Farms Actually Harming Whales?

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How To Deal With The Misinformation-Spreading Conspiracy Theorist In Your Life This Holidaybroken gold christmas bauble handing on a tree

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How To Deal With The Misinformation-Spreading Conspiracy Theorist In Your Life This Holidaybroken gold christmas bauble handing on a tree
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How To Deal With The Misinformation-Spreading Conspiracy Theorist In Your Life This Holiday

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Can We Legally Require AI Chatbots To Tell The Truth?robot hand holding a gavel against a backdrop of old books on a shelf

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Can We Legally Require AI Chatbots To Tell The Truth?robot hand holding a gavel against a backdrop of old books on a shelf
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Can We Legally Require AI Chatbots To Tell The Truth?

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Cortisol: Is The “Stress Hormone” Really The Health Villain It’s Made Out To Be?close up of a person holding a phone with TikTok open, featuring a video with a warning sign about high cortisol

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Cortisol: Is The “Stress Hormone” Really The Health Villain It’s Made Out To Be?close up of a person holding a phone with TikTok open, featuring a video with a warning sign about high cortisol
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Cortisol: Is The “Stress Hormone” Really The Health Villain It’s Made Out To Be?

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Just 10 “Superspreaders” Are Responsible For Over A Third Of Misinformation On TwitterA photo of a black phone screen showing the X (formerly Twitter) logo and a silhouetted hand holding it. The background is covered in digital text that jumbled together that is made up of words like "Fake", "Propaganda", "Disinformation" and so on.

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Just 10 “Superspreaders” Are Responsible For Over A Third Of Misinformation On TwitterA photo of a black phone screen showing the X (formerly Twitter) logo and a silhouetted hand holding it. The background is covered in digital text that jumbled together that is made up of words like "Fake", "Propaganda", "Disinformation" and so on.
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Just 10 “Superspreaders” Are Responsible For Over A Third Of Misinformation On Twitter

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The Brains Of Conspiracy Theorists Really Are Different – Here’s Howillustration of a bearded white man in a yellow t-shirt sitting at a desktop computer; coloured waves are coming out behind him illustrating common conspiracies around aliens, the illuminati and COVID-19

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The Brains Of Conspiracy Theorists Really Are Different – Here’s Howillustration of a bearded white man in a yellow t-shirt sitting at a desktop computer; coloured waves are coming out behind him illustrating common conspiracies around aliens, the illuminati and COVID-19
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The Brains Of Conspiracy Theorists Really Are Different – Here’s How

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US Citizens Are Strikingly Bad At Sorting Facts From OpinionsAmerican flag with the shadows of a donkey and an elephant superimposed on top; the donkey represents the Democrat party and the elephant the Republican party.

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US Citizens Are Strikingly Bad At Sorting Facts From OpinionsAmerican flag with the shadows of a donkey and an elephant superimposed on top; the donkey represents the Democrat party and the elephant the Republican party.
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US Citizens Are Strikingly Bad At Sorting Facts From Opinions

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Tinnitus "Cures" Are Going Viral, But How Can You Tell Fact From Fiction?man in yellow sweater covering ears and grimacing, with blue background

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Tinnitus "Cures" Are Going Viral, But How Can You Tell Fact From Fiction?man in yellow sweater covering ears and grimacing, with blue background
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Tinnitus "Cures" Are Going Viral, But How Can You Tell Fact From Fiction?

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