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Cambridge Skeptics
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Promoting science, positive skepticism and critical thinking skills via public engagement. We also host monthly Skeptics in the Pub and social events.
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Cambridge Skeptics @cambskeptics.bsky.social · 1h
Earlier this year, French authorities identified almost 80 disinformation campaigns led by a Russian operation dubbed Storm 1516. These mainly targeted Ukraine and its allies. We take a closer look in this edition of Truth or Fake. www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/...
Truth or Fake - Storm 1516: The Russian operation responsible for at least 77 disinformation campaigns
Earlier this year, French authorities identified almost 80 disinformation campaigns led by a Russian operation dubbed Storm 1516. These mainly targeted Ukraine and its allies. So who is behind this…
www.france24.com
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Cambridge Skeptics @cambskeptics.bsky.social · 4h
When the power went out in Spain this spring, many theories about the blackout centered around renewable energy. A new expert panel report contradicts the narrative that too much solar and wind was to blame. www.npr.org/2025/10/08/n...
After Spain's blackout, critics blamed renewable energy. It's part of a bigger attack
When millions lost power in Spain and Portugal this spring, some were quick to blame too much solar and wind power. That wasn't the cause, but the misinformation had an impact.
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Cambridge Skeptics @cambskeptics.bsky.social · 7h
The Vatican has, since the dawn of Vatican time, stayed away from ever officially commenting on aliens and what officials known about them... until now, it seems. www.dailystar.co.uk/news/weird-n...
Pope Leo's bombshell alien claims as he makes 'life on other planets' statement
The Vatican has, since the dawn of Vatican time, stayed away from ever officially commenting on aliens and what officials known about them . . . until now, it seems
www.dailystar.co.uk
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Cambridge Skeptics @cambskeptics.bsky.social · 10h
Wikipedia host’s lawyer wants to help Ted Cruz understand how the platform works. arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
Ted Cruz doesn’t seem to understand Wikipedia, lawyer for Wikimedia says
Wikipedia host’s lawyer wants to help Ted Cruz understand how the platform works.
arstechnica.com
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Cambridge Skeptics @cambskeptics.bsky.social · 13h
Online skeptics wondered if Mr. Miller had caught himself saying something he did not mean to. CNN says there was a technical glitch. archive.ph/kEA1J www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/b...
Stephen Miller Cited ‘Plenary Authority,’ Then Paused. Conspiracy Theories Started Flying.
Online skeptics wondered if Mr. Miller had caught himself saying something he did not mean to. CNN says there was a technical glitch.
www.nytimes.com
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Cambridge Skeptics @cambskeptics.bsky.social · 14h
The ruinous result of the US approach to freedom of information and media has made anti-democratic contagion impossible to ignore. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The fledgling UN tried to rein in mass-scale misinformation. The world turned its back and is now paying the price | Roland Burke
The ruinous result of the US approach to freedom of information and media has made anti-democratic contagion impossible to ignore
www.theguardian.com
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Cambridge Skeptics @cambskeptics.bsky.social · 16h
The Washington Post reviewed leaked audio from four off-the-record lectures the tech investor delivered in San Francisco over the past month that fused beliefs about religion and technology. archive.ph/9zsIT www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
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Cambridge Skeptics @cambskeptics.bsky.social · 17h
Critics condemn Robby Starbuck, appointed in lawsuit settlement, for ‘peddling lies and pushing extremism’. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Meta AI adviser spreads disinformation about shootings, vaccines and trans people
Critics condemn Robby Starbuck, appointed in lawsuit settlement, for ‘peddling lies and pushing extremism’
www.theguardian.com
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Cambridge Skeptics @cambskeptics.bsky.social · 19h
The political svengali and investor has been giving lectures on ‘an evil king or tyrant … who appears in the end times’. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Inside tech billionaire Peter Thiel’s off-the-record lectures about the antichrist
The political svengali and investor has been giving lectures on ‘an evil king or tyrant … who appears in the end times’
www.theguardian.com
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Cambridge Skeptics @cambskeptics.bsky.social · 20h
Holly Baxter reports on a meeting that, at one point, appeared to position people protesting against Nazis in the Weimar Republic as the bad guys, and at another saw the president declare, ‘We got rid of freedom of speech’. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Trump’s ‘Antifa roundtable’ was so much worse than you’re imagining
Holly Baxter reports on a meeting that, at one point, appeared to position people protesting against Nazis in the Weimar Republic as the bad guys, and at another saw the president declare, ‘We got…
www.independent.co.uk
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Cambridge Skeptics @cambskeptics.bsky.social · 22h
An NHS doctor promoted a conspiracy theory suggesting that the Manchester synagogue terrorist attack was a “false flag operation” to “boost sympathy” for Israel, The Times can reveal. archive.ph/bEivj www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcar...
NHS doctors spread antisemitic conspiracy theories on Facebook
Medics have said in the On-Call Room Facebook group that Hamas is a ‘natural response to oppression’ and Gaza is a ‘military testing ground’ and ‘organ harvesting area’
www.thetimes.com
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Cambridge Skeptics @cambskeptics.bsky.social · 23h
Did MAGA activist Jack Posobiec just accidentally compare President Donald Trump to Adolf Hitler? newrepublic.com/post/201521/...
Pizzagate Guy Compares Trump Fighting Antifa to Rise of Hitler
Jack Posobiec’s comment was a little too on the nose.
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Cambridge Skeptics @cambskeptics.bsky.social · 1d
A social media exchange between Candace Owens and Dinesh D'Souza went places few expected — or probably wanted. www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/candac...
MAGA Debate About Charlie Kirk Conspiracy Theory Devolves Into Animal Sex Discourse
The social media exchange between Candace Owens and Dinesh D'Souza went places few expected — or probably wanted.
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
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Cambridge Skeptics @cambskeptics.bsky.social · 1d
If you’ve ever suspected your neighbor (or maybe even yourself) might be part alien, a new “study” won’t calm you down. www.vice.com/en/article/a...
‘Alien’ DNA May Exist Within Humans, Genetic Study Claims
If you’ve ever suspected your neighbor (or maybe even yourself) might be part alien, a new “study” won’t calm you down.
www.vice.com
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Cambridge Skeptics @cambskeptics.bsky.social · 1d
Council leader writes to home secretary asking for general pardon for ‘witches’ convicted in 16th and 17th centuries. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Calls for UK government to pardon women executed for witchcraft
Council leader writes to home secretary asking for general pardon for ‘witches’ convicted in 16th and 17th centuries
www.theguardian.com
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Cambridge Skeptics @cambskeptics.bsky.social · 1d
As Joel's harrowing Manosphere storyline reaches a head on EastEnders tonight, 15-year-old Josh Sargent reveals how he snapped out of Andrew Tate's influence. www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/i...
'I was brainwashed by Andrew Tate at 12 - here's what parents need to do'
EXCLUSIVE: As Joel's harrowing Manosphere storyline reaches a head on EastEnders tonight, 15-year-old Josh Sargent reveals how he snapped out of Andrew Tate's influence
www.mirror.co.uk
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Cambridge Skeptics @cambskeptics.bsky.social · 1d
The two French authors insist that ‘science appears to have become God’s ally’. www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/is...
Is God real? This bestseller says yes – and that science can prove it, too
The two French authors insist that ‘science appears to have become God’s ally’
www.standard.co.uk
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Cambridge Skeptics @cambskeptics.bsky.social · 1d
Now RFK Jr. is claiming vaccines don’t actually save lives. Here’s the math to show what he gets wrong. www.statnews.com/2025/10/10/m...
RFK Jr. says vaccines don’t save lives. He’s wrong
Now RFK Jr. is claiming vaccines don’t actually save lives. Here’s the math to show what he gets wrong.
www.statnews.com
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Cambridge Skeptics @cambskeptics.bsky.social · 1d
I was hoping that when HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. linked autism to acetaminophen, people would stop blaming vaccines and worry about this new pseudoscience, writes Marie Rosenthal for IDSE. www.idse.net/Blogs/Articl...
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Cambridge Skeptics @cambskeptics.bsky.social · 1d
Populist politicians have identified England's national game as an effective way of boosting support in febrile times. www.nytimes.com/athletic/668...
English football, right-wing politics, and a new front in the culture wars
Populist politicians have identified England's national game as an effective way of boosting support in febrile times
www.nytimes.com
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Cambridge Skeptics @cambskeptics.bsky.social · 1d
The conspiracy theory that bad actors use "chemtrails" from aircraft to poison us sucks energy from legitimate protest against aviation's effects on the climate, says Graham Lawton. archive.ph/54ZnP www.newscientist.com/article/mg26...
How pie-in-the-sky conspiracies distract from climate dangers
The conspiracy theory that bad actors use "chemtrails" from aircraft to poison us sucks energy from legitimate protest against aviation's effects on the climate, says Graham Lawton
www.newscientist.com
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Cambridge Skeptics @cambskeptics.bsky.social · 1d
Studies suggesting circumcision rates are linked with autism are “riddled with flaws”. archive.ph/dYd8A www.scientificamerican.com/article/rfk-...
RFK, Jr., Cites ‘Truly Appalling’ Studies to Tie Autism to Circumcision and Tylenol
Studies suggesting circumcision rates are linked with autism are “riddled with flaws”
www.scientificamerican.com
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Cambridge Skeptics @cambskeptics.bsky.social · 1d
In classrooms across the US, fossil fuel interests and political pressure are shaping the science - and leaving key facts out. Meet two teachers fighting to keep climate education honest, local, and alive. www.dw.com/en/what-are-...
What are students really learning about climate change? – DW – 10/10/2025
In classrooms across the US, fossil fuel interests and political pressure are shaping the science - and leaving key facts out. Meet two teachers fighting to keep climate education honest, local, and…
www.dw.com
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Cambridge Skeptics @cambskeptics.bsky.social · 1d
With federal services crippled on Oct 10, the US government shutdown has one unexpected perk, according to believers in the long-debunked “chemtrails” conspiracy theory – “clear” skies. www.straitstimes.com/world/united...
Nothing but blue skies: Conspiracy theorists laud US government shutdown
The “chemtrails” theory mistakes condensation trails from planes as a scheme to manipulate the weather. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
www.straitstimes.com
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Cambridge Skeptics @cambskeptics.bsky.social · 1d
The Trump administration has warned that Tylenol should not be used by expectant mothers and young children because of possible link to autism. Experts say there is no such connection. eu.usatoday.com/story/news/e...
Autism advocates and experts combat Trump administration's misinformation
The Trump administration has warned that Tylenol should not be used by expectant mothers and young children because of possible link to autism. Experts say there is no such connection.
eu.usatoday.com
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