What are some widely cited studies in the news that are false?

Unfortunately for cold-sufferers, Dr. Pauling was wrong. Since making his widely publicized claims, study after study after study has found that people taking large-doses of vitamin C are just as likely to catch a cold as any other reasonably healthy individual. read more

Simply put, most studies are false, newspaper reports of them are less true than the results of the studies, and new knowledge found in the future will prove the knowledge we hold dear today - to be wrong as well. read more

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While some fake news is produced purposefully by teenagers in the Balkans or entrepreneurs in the United States seeking to make money from advertising, false information can also arise from misinformed social media posts by regular people that are seized on and spread through a hyperpartisan blogosphere. read more