pseudoscience

Conservatives would have you believe that the president didn’t suggest injectin…

Facebook has removed an ad targeting category for users it has identified as interested in “pseudoscience” after a re…

Chiropractors in Canada and elsewhere are being told to stop advertising their services as a treatment for covid-19,…

An easy way to grab someone’s attention is by telling them that something is different about the Moon. The Moon, you…

Those looking to stay safe from the sun should steer far clear of do-it-yourself sunscreens, a new study out Monday…

On Tuesday The Indian Army’s public information account tweeted photos of tracks in the snow along with an image of…

They’re everywhere—in your supermarket, at the chain pharmacy, even in your local pet shop. The latest…

The tech world found itself embroiled in another appalling controversy when a white supremacist gunman entered two…

Amazon has pulled two books peddling pseudoscientific “autism cures” that promote giving children potentially toxic…

It’s difficult to change someone’s mind if they have anything like a strong opinion on the risks of vaccination, or…

The World Health Organization has firmly set its sights on the anti-vaccination movement. In a post this week, WHO…

Medical crowdfunding has become a billion-dollar industry practically overnight, led by sites like GoFundMe. But yet…

In these trying times, it’s nice to know some scams are as painfully obvious as they seem. According to a new study,…

It’s been a little more than a month since it was announced that Goop, the controversial lifestyle brand of actress…

It’s become a heartbreakingly common sight on the internet: People using crowdfunding sites to raise money for…

The pharmacy and retail chain CVS has been hit with a civil lawsuit over its marketing of what might be the silliest…

Here’s something to give even Goop’s “bio-frequency healing” stickers a run for the money of various rubes: A…

Bill Gray, a 75-year-old, Stanford-trained doctor based in California, claims on his website that he can treat…

The debunked idea that vaccines cause autism is one that, judging by my inbox alone, continues to endure. But…

A Canadian naturopath is feeling the heat after she boasted about treating a young child’s behavioral problems with…