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Politicians' Wild Kingdom: false claims of transgender mice...and now goats
Voters want help with cost of living. Instead, some politicians' pet theme is falsehoods about transgender animals.
Jul 13
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Gary Schwitzer
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Vaccine for viral fallacies: a guide to prebunking
Learning to recognize falsehoods before you encounter them.
May 6
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Gary Schwitzer
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New questions about one of world's most common knee surgeries
A new trial by a team specializing in studying sham surgeries vs. the real thing
Apr 30
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Gary Schwitzer
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Unproven cancer "cure," health hoaxes, debunked claims
Four recent reviews by NewsGuard's Reality Check
Apr 27
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Gary Schwitzer
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The trouble with TrumpRx
Bold claims, over-promising, "big branding but limited impact"
Feb 18
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Gary Schwitzer
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The CBS Eye is now black-and-blue
Closer look at 3 new health contributors is concerning.
Feb 3
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Gary Schwitzer
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Unnecessary shoulder surgery?
A longterm study of sham surgery vs. the real thing raises important questions
Dec 3, 2025
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Gary Schwitzer
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Dethroning the "welfare queen" stereotype in AI fake videos
I’m late in addressing this issue, but it’s worthy of more attention.
Nov 28, 2025
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Gary Schwitzer
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"Promising" Alzheimer's trials not so promising anymore
Reminder to temper early enthusiasm & wait for trials to end and till safety/effectiveness are established
Nov 26, 2025
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Gary Schwitzer
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The lowdown on Low T therapy claims online
More than what you'll get in many of the ads, social media and podcast promotions
Nov 25, 2025
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Gary Schwitzer
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One year anniversary of this newsletter
Thanks for your interest and for staying with me. Much more to come in the year ahead.
Nov 17, 2025
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Gary Schwitzer
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Turn the Tylenol temperature down, folks.
Don't add to this madness on social media
Oct 1, 2025
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Gary Schwitzer
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