The Professional Standards Authority has launched an emergency review amid claims material published on Facebook breached social media rules.
Jun 13 2020
Debunked child trafficking conspiracy theory trends on Twitter (Telegraph)
Twitter is promoting a debunked conspiracy theory which claims that many of the world’s most powerful people are running a child trafficking ring. The “Pizzagate” hashtag appeared in the social network’s trending topics on Tuesday and reached the top of the “For you” section of the app for some users. Twitter users who tapped on the hashtag were …
Jun 01 2020
What Doctors Don’t Tell You / Get Well withdrawn from shelves in in the UK
Today, we learned that the editors of Get Well – the rebranded What Doctors Don’t Tell You magazine – have decided to withdraw it from the shelves of retailers across the UK, so it will in future only be sold on a subscription-only model. What Doctors Don’t Tell You has been notorious for years as …
May 05 2020
The Good Magic Award Winners announced
The first Good Magic Awards received many impressive applications. After careful consideration, the judging panel selected two winners to receive the £1000 awards: Megan Swann and Breathe Magic.
Apr 13 2020
Homeopaths ‘risking lives with bogus coronavirus treatments’ (The Times)
Medical experts have condemned homeopaths they accuse of giving false hope to coronavirus victims by offering bogus treatments. Across the country, hundreds of homeopathic practitioners have been identified using the pandemic to drive sales of “remedies” and consultations. The Times built a database together with the Good Thinking Society, a pro-science charity, to identify practitioners selling virus-related products …
Apr 13 2020
How Facebook is battling dangerous 5G coronavirus conspiracy theories (Telegraph)
The alarming sight of a flaming phone mast set alight by conspiracy theorists has enraged Government ministers. The arsonists were apparently motivated by a false belief that 5G helps spread coronavirus, something that Downing Street has described as a “crazed conspiracy theory”.
Mar 17 2020
The Good Magic Awards
Celebrating magic for social good Some performers use magic tricks to improve the lives of others, including work with disadvantaged groups, charities, hospital patients, schools, community groups, and those facing physical and psychological challenges. This use of magic brings wide-ranging benefits, such as building confidence and self-esteem, inspiring happiness and optimism, supporting physical rehabilitation and …
Mar 15 2020
Good Thinking’s Judicial Review concluded with strict conditions placed on the Society of Homeopaths
Our Judicial Review questioning the reaccreditation of the Society of Homeopaths was to be heard in court this week, but in light of the PSA’s new, strict conditions on the Society of Homeopaths, we have withdrawn our Judicial Review.
Mar 13 2020
Flat Earthers: What They Believe and Why (Scientific American)
Michael Marshall, project director of the Good Thinking Society in the U.K., talks about flat earth belief and its relationship to conspiracy theories and other antiscience activities.
Mar 13 2020
Cashing-in on Coronavirus: the charlatans and crackpots out to make a buck (Mirror)
From bogus health workers to investment scammers, a repugnant minority is out to exploit the coronavirus crisis. I suppose that it was never going to be long before unscrupulous rogues started to take advantage of the coronavirus outbreak.
