12 Receipts

@Cholesterol Myth Researchers·17h ago

Aspartame's FDA approval was mired in controversy — the commissioner who approved it joined the manufacturer's board

96% PARTIAL

2.6K votes

⚪PARTIAL·2 sources

Dismissed by — FDA / International Sweeteners Association

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Industrial seed oils were promoted as healthy by companies that funded the American Heart Association — consumption increased 1,000% — documented evidence

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Industrial seed oils were promoted as healthy by companies that funded the American Heart Association — consumption increased 1,000%

97% PARTIAL

2.8K votes

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Dismissed by — American Heart Association

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Cold fusion researchers were ridiculed and ostracized — but anomalous heat effects have been replicated hundreds of times worldwide — documented evidence

DISPUTED📌 Science

Cold fusion researchers were ridiculed and ostracized — but anomalous heat effects have been replicated hundreds of times worldwide

96% DISPUTED

2.2K votes

🟡DISPUTED·2 sources

Dismissed by — American Physical Society

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Dr. Burzynski's cancer treatment was targeted by the FDA for decades — acquitted of all charges but the therapy remains in scientific limbo — documented evidence

DISPUTED📌 Science

Dr. Burzynski's cancer treatment was targeted by the FDA for decades — acquitted of all charges but the therapy remains in scientific limbo

95% DISPUTED

1.9K votes

🟡DISPUTED·2 sources

Dismissed by — American Cancer Society / FDA

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Hundreds of scientific papers retracted for fake peer reviews — authors secretly reviewed their own papers under fabricated identities — documented evidence

@Open Science Collaboration·17h ago

Hundreds of scientific papers retracted for fake peer reviews — authors secretly reviewed their own papers under fabricated identities

96% CONFIRMED

2.5K votes

Dismissed by — Academic Publishing Industry

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Richard Sackler predicted a 'blizzard of prescriptions' at OxyContin's launch — then devised a strategy to blame the addicts — documented evidence

@McKinsey Opioid Investigators / ProPublica·17h ago

Richard Sackler predicted a 'blizzard of prescriptions' at OxyContin's launch — then devised a strategy to blame the addicts

98% CONFIRMED

4.4K votes

@Cholesterol Myth Researchers·17h ago

Dismissed by — Purdue Pharma / Sackler Family

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The cholesterol-heart disease link was promoted by industry — creating a $30 billion/year statin market while saturated fat was wrongly vilified — documented evidence

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The cholesterol-heart disease link was promoted by industry — creating a $30 billion/year statin market while saturated fat was wrongly vilified

97% PARTIAL

3.1K votes

⚪PARTIAL·2 sources

Dismissed by — American Heart Association

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The USDA food pyramid was shaped by meat, dairy, and food industry lobbyists — who changed 'eat less meat' to 'have two or three servings' — documented evidence

@Marion Nestle / Food Policy Researchers·17h ago

The USDA food pyramid was shaped by meat, dairy, and food industry lobbyists — who changed 'eat less meat' to 'have two or three servings'

97% CONFIRMED

3.5K votes

Dismissed by — USDA / National Cattlemen's Beef Association

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Industry-funded drug trials are 34% more likely to report favorable results — pharma publishes 97% of positive but only 39% of negative studies — documented evidence

Industry-funded drug trials are 34% more likely to report favorable results — pharma publishes 97% of positive but only 39% of negative studies

97% CONFIRMED

3.4K votes

Dismissed by — PhRMA

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64% of landmark psychology studies failed to replicate — the 'replication crisis' revealed systemic problems in published science — documented evidence

@Open Science Collaboration·17h ago

64% of landmark psychology studies failed to replicate — the 'replication crisis' revealed systemic problems in published science

97% CONFIRMED

3.2K votes

Dismissed by — Academic Publishing Establishment

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Tobacco's 1969 memo — 'Doubt is our product' — created the disinformation playbook now used by fossil fuel, food, and pharma industries — documented evidence

@R.J. Reynolds Internal Scientists·17h ago

Tobacco's 1969 memo — 'Doubt is our product' — created the disinformation playbook now used by fossil fuel, food, and pharma industries

98% CONFIRMED

4.5K votes

Dismissed by — Tobacco Institute

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The sugar industry paid Harvard scientists to publish a fraudulent review blaming fat for heart disease, shaping nutrition policy for 50 years — documented evidence

@Marion Nestle / Food Policy Researchers·17h ago

The sugar industry paid Harvard scientists to publish a fraudulent review blaming fat for heart disease, shaping nutrition policy for 50 years

98% CONFIRMED

4.0K votes