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In a new explainer, @sciencefeedback.bsky.social breaks down what El Niño actually is, how it overlaps with human‑caused climate change, and how that confusion is exploited in climate misinformation. science.feedback.org/el-nino-misi...
2026’s El Niño may bring storms, heatwaves – and misinformation
El Niño doesn’t cause climate change, so why do people claim it does?
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NEW: The FDA has removed a webpage warning about dangerous therapies claiming to treat autism. It’s part of a series of actions the agency has taken under RFK Jr. to discredit long-established science. By @megomatz.bsky.social
Chlorine Dioxide, Raw Camel Milk: The FDA No Longer Warns Against These and Other Ineffective Autism Treatments
The FDA has taken down a webpage warning about therapies and products making “false claims” of treating autism. It’s part of a series of actions the agency has taken under Secretary Robert F. Kennedy ...
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2. The DSA mandates that platforms take down illegal content, such as CSAM and scams and offers to buy and sell illegal goods. Meta is earning $7 billion from scam ads each year, suggesting that such consumer protection is essential. www.reuters.com/inve... 5/9
There have been increasingly shrill accusations against the EU over its digital legislation, based on accusations of "censorship" by defenders of "free speech" -- including, so it appears, the right to peddle an AI app that seemingly produces child sexual abuse material (CSAM). 1/9
We’ve seen recurring claims on social media and in TV segments that cattle are good for the climate, or even 'carbon-negative'. These claims often misrepresent the research they cite or rely on narrow case studies. science.feedback.org/review/impac...
Viral claims that cows and beef are climate solutions ignore the impacts of cattle farms
Research says that most cattle farms emit more greenhouse gas than they absorb.
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For those who aren't aware, Google's AI summary chatbot Gemini is programmed to refuse to acknowledge that Joe Biden won the 2020 election. Compare the two cases:
TikTok videos promote supplements and vaginal gels claiming to treat #HPV infection But these lack large well-designed trials to show safety and effectiveness Review by @kevinault.bsky.social & Linda Eckert @uwdeptmedicine.bsky.social science.feedback.org/hpv-infectio...
Beware of unregulated products claiming to treat HPV infection
From dietary supplements to vaginal gels with probiotics, TikTok is awash with products claiming to treat HPV infection. But evidence for these claims is scarce.
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With the viral season upon us, the debate over vaccination will flare up again. It remains strange to watch: the advantages are many, well established, and increasingly better supported by evidence, including benefits against non-communicable diseases. 1/10
💡𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐬 𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧? Join us on Thursday, 11 December (14:30 CET) as we present the findings of the SIMODS study, a 𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜, 𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬-𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦 𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 on how six VLOPs are performing against disinfo. 🗣️ Emmanuel Vincent, from Science Feedback 🔗 us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Additionally, it appears that all of EPA's previously extensive "indicators of climate change" pages have been scrubbed entirely. The pages no longer exist; there are numerous dead links on the current/live EPA site, and no indication they have been moved to a new URL.
This can be confirmed using the Wayback Machine's last snapshot (from Oct 8, 2025). At some point between Oct 8 & Dec 8, major changes were made to this and other EPA climate change content. Information has either been removed completely or "adjusted" to emphasize natural causes.
Some posts on social media are claiming a South Korean study shows COVID-19 vaccines “weaken the immune system”. That’s misleading, and the study’s authors say so themselves. science.feedback.org/review/south...
South Korea study doesn't show COVID vaccines weaken immunity
Study examining trends in respiratory infections is misrepresented to spread COVID vaccine misinformation.
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I'm preparing a briefing on #SeaLevelRise and my hunt for an image led me to the wikipedia page and holy moly it's good... If you want to learn about many different aspects, I'd definitely start there. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_lev...
Sea level rise - Wikipedia
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Some TikTok videos claiming that Vitamin D can “shrink fibroids” have millions of views (+ plenty of supplements to sell) A Science Feedback review shows there’s more hype than evidence behind these claims & some videos push dangerously high doses of Vitamin D science.feedback.org/review/vitam...
Insufficient evidence for claim that vitamin D shrinks fibroids
Research finds low vitamin D levels are associated with fibroids. But association alone isn't proof of causation.
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🚨 New report out: the first cross-platform, cross-country baseline on misinformation in Europe Based on large scale data analysis: ~2.6M posts (24B views) collected on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok, X & YouTube science.feedback.org/first-measurement-disinformation-major-platforms-europe
What our first measurement says about disinformation on major platforms in Europe - Science Feedback
Science Feedback and partners have released a first measurement of Structural Indicators across six Very Large Online Platforms (VLOPs) in four EU member states (France, Spain, Poland, Slovakia). Belo...
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Claims that DMSO can treat everything from pain to cancer often rely on anecdotes—not solid clinical evidence. Science Feedback reviewed these claims and found major gaps. 🔗 science.feedback.org/beware-mirac...
New in TiCS w @dgrand.bsky.social @gordpennycook.bsky.social It’s been ~10yrs since misinfo research exploded but our paradigms are stuck in the post-2016 “fake news” model Time for new approaches: o True/False → Content that misleads o Belief → Behavior o Eval interventions in ambiguous settings
I checked the claim of the DOE report that sea level is rising at a lower rate than predicted by IPCC: it is false. For 2030, the IPCC AR6 predicts a best estimate 9-10 cm relative to 1995-2014 (Table 9.9). The satellite data show a rise of 74 mm until 2025. At this rate that will be 93 mm by 2030.
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Nice article about NASEM review of the endangerment finding by @insideclimatenews.org National Academies Will Review Endangerment Finding Science insideclimatenews.org/news/0708202...
![Andrew Dessler, director of the Texas Center for Extreme Weather at Texas A&M University, said the new controversy that the Trump administration had stirred around climate science was a fitting subject for a fast-track effort by the National Academies.
“The National Academies [were] established exactly to do things like this—to answer questions of scientific importance for the government,” he said. “This is what the DOE should have done all along, rather than hire five people who represent a tiny minority of the scientific community and have views that virtually nobody else agrees with.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:uyemf6niinxjzirk7pbzzt3j/bafkreifnvpttyaxod2ph6vreng4vhllbzg45xhfklbuvw7asa6k5eki4by)
A viral claim from a Japanese anti-mRNA vaccine group says: “The more shots you get, the sooner you die.” It’s based on a fundamental error in interpreting data. Here’s why this conclusion doesn’t hold up: 🔗 science.feedback.org/review/inade... 1/7
No, Japanese COVID vaccine database doesn't show "the more doses you get, the sooner you’re likely to die"
A fair comparison of an unvaccinated group with a vaccinated group requires that the two groups are matched in terms of age and medical condition. Multiple published studies have shown that COVID-19 v...
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"Misleading U.S. Department of Energy climate report chooses bias over science, climate scientists say" | Article by the team at @sciencefeedback.bsky.social: science.feedback.org/review/misle...
Misleading U.S. Department of Energy climate report chooses bias over science, climate scientists say
DOE report written by climate contrarians shares misleading information on climate change and excludes well-established evidence.
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Is sea level around the US accelerating? If you actually do the analysis, instead of just repeating talking points from decades ago, the answer is yes. tamino.wordpress.com/2025/08/03/s...
Sea Level Mis-information from DOE
Here in the USA, the Department of Energy (DOE) has issued a report titled “A Critical Review of the Impacts of Greenhouse Gas Emissions on the U.S. Climate.” It is a product of the …
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In July 2025, the U.S. DOE released a climate report tied to EPA’s proposed rollback of emissions rules. The report claims to challenge decades of climate science… But scientists say it is unscientific and misrepresents key findings 🧵 science.feedback.org/review/misle...
Misleading U.S. Department of Energy climate report chooses bias over science, climate scientists say
DOE report written by climate contrarians shares misleading information on climate change and excludes well-established evidence.
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🚨 If you're interested in working on a coordinated response to the DOE climate report, please enter your info on this google form 🚨 Please RT this so as many people see it as possible. forms.gle/BL9xUAfRxA...
DOE climate report response form
We are collecting names to assemble a writing team to respond to the DOE climate working group report. If you'd like to contribute, enter your info below. At this point, there is no guarantee what we'll do (if anything), but we want to keep our options open by collecting names. If you have any further questions, feel free to email me. We are primarily looking for Ph.D. scientists at universities or government labs in appropriate fields. I realize that this will exclude some qualified people and I apologize, but we felt this was necessary for a variety of reasons.
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The EPA cited my paper in their argument against the endangerment finding today. However, their point is completely backwards: my paper actually supports the EPA's 2009 range of 1.8C to 4C warming by 2100. www.nature.com/artic...
I've been getting a lot of requests for comments on the DOE report "A critical review of the impact of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions on the U.S. climate". Here are some initial thoughts. More will come later.
𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱? A recent study found that Earth’s energy balance – the difference between incoming solar energy and outgoing heat – has more than doubled in recent decades. agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...
Earth's Energy Imbalance More Than Doubled in Recent Decades
Earth's energy imbalance more than doubled in recent decades The large trend has taken us by surprise, and as a community we should strive to understand the underlying causes Our capability to o...
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𝗪𝗵𝗼'𝘀 𝘀𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗲 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗺𝘀? 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝘀𝗮𝘆 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆'𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰 𝘁𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘀? Our monthly newsletter (in English and French) helps you track the latest misinformation trends and what scientists are really finding while keeping an eye on policy in this domain.
1/ 📢 A recent investigation by @Science Feedback and @Alliance4Europe reveals that hundreds of illegal Russian posts remain active on X within the EU, despite numerous user reports under the #DigitalServicesAct (DSA) and clear violations of EU sanctions. science.feedback.org/flagged-and-...
Flagged and Ignored: Testing X’s Response to EU Sanction Violations - Science Feedback
Executive Summary Researchers identified hundreds of posts violating EU sanctions on the social media platform X. X is categorised as a “Very Large Online Platform” (VLOP) under the Digital Services ...
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