Debunking pseudoscience, myths, and spurious hogwash since 2010. We are an
evidence-based Reddit/Lemmy community dedicated to taking an objective look at
questionable theories, dodgy news sources, bold-faced claims, and suspicious
studies. ## Community Rules: Posting Title formatting on all posts should be
“Debunk This: [main claim]” Example: “Debunk This: Chemicals in the water are
turning the frogs gay.” All posts must include at least one source and one to
three specific claims to be debunked, so commenters know exactly what to
investigate.
Example: “According to this YouTube video, dihydrogen monoxide turns amphibians
homosexual. Is this true? Also, did Albert Einstein really claim this?”
Commenting Always try to back up your comments with linked sources. Just saying
“this is untrue” isn’t all that helpful without facts to support it. Standard
community rules apply regarding personal attacks and hate speech, etc. ## Links
Suggested Fediverse Communities • RFK Jr. Watch @lemm.ee
[https://lemm.ee/c/rfk_jr_watch] - Tackling misinformation being spread by
antivaxxer politician, Robert F Kennedy Jr.
• Skeptic @lemmy.world [https://lemmy.world/c/skeptic] - a community for
discussing pseudoscience, quackery, and bald-faced BS.
Useful Resources • Common examples of misleading graphs
[https://www.statisticshowto.com/misleading-graphs/] - How to spot dodgy
infographics
• Metabunk.org [https://www.metabunk.org/forums/] - a message board dedicated to
debunking popular conspiracies • Media Bias / Fact Check
[https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/] - Great resource for current news fact
checking + checking a source’s political bias
• Science Based Medicine [https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/] - A scientific look
at current issues and controversies
• Deplatform Disease [https://www.deplatformdisease.com/] - A medical blog that
specifically counters anti-COVID-vaccine claims
• Respectful Insolence [https://respectfulinsolence.com/] - David Gorsky’s blog
on antivax shenanigans, politics, and pseudoscience
Hi, all.
We are a Reddit community seeking refuge on Lemmy.
We’d like to welcome the Fediverse at large to join us and help fight online misinformation by posting any suspcious looking claims you see online, or by contributing to the discussion with objective facts and sources.