Weekly Weird Right-Wing Fundamentalist News: 7Jul19
Here is this week’s selection of the flow of weird that emminates from that blend of fundamentalist religion with right-wing politics.
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Fact Check: Was June Hottest Month?
Tweets have been circulating on social media declaring that June 2019 was the hottest month ever recorded. For example … So was it? Quick Answer: Nope. Slightly longer answer is this correction from Climatologist Michael E Mann … But how do we know? The alpha source for all of the latest “Hottest” claims comes from … Read more
Playing “Bad News” teaches Fake News awareness
There is an online game that you can play called “Bad News”. This however is not just any game, it has been specifically designed to psychologically train and inoculate those that play against Fake News and disinformation. How can this possibly work? The thinking behind this is research into what is known to some as … Read more
Climate Change and Human Rights
A new UNHCR report on the impact of climate change, highlights how it will make extreme poverty a lot worse in the decades to come.
Two Anti Vaccine Update Items
Today I have 2 updates: A pointer to major funders of anti-vaccine movement, a debunking of 6 common myths from WHO
Today is #ShowYourStripes day
Today is #ShowYourStripes day. What exacctly is this all about, who started it, why is it a thing, and where did it come from?