Forget Fake News. Fake Science Is on the Rise

We’ve talked about how worshipping science as a deity is a dangerous mindset, and we’ve covered how political agendas have hurt the integrity of science, which at its core is still a useful approach to problem solving.

Continuing those discussions, it’s time to address the rising trend of absolutely false science. Even worse than fake news, these are groups of people trying their best to look like legitimate scientists while spreading notions that are completely wrong and often dangerous.

Nuclear Fallout

It seems every six months or so another false alarm media scandal hits the books. They usually circulate among progressive news sites and social media and are completely disavowed even by the most liberal outlets in mainstream media. If that isn’t a warning sign, what is?

Anyways, these stories always revolve around some radioactive spill or cover-up. They’re always thoroughly debunked, as radioactivity is the most closely watched occurrence in both science and politics. Since the Fukushima disaster in 2011, it has remained the focal point in most of these myths. The most recent crop shows that “independent scientists” have found radioactive cesium in Oregon.

We’re going to thoroughly squash this. First, the idea that independent, unqualified researchers would find radioactive elements that have evaded nuclear watchdogs is silly. Pacific Ocean water is regularly tested for an array of components that could help identify hidden nuclear tests run by Russia, China, North Korea or other countries under close scrutiny.

Second, if we assume that the “researchers” actually were accurate in their findings, what they’ve reported isn’t newsworthy on any level. Several far left “news” sites have corroborated the claim that tests revealed contamination levels of 0.3 Becquerel (Bq).

For those unfamiliar, this is a unit of measuring radioactive decays. It’s also a super small dose. So small, in fact, that it’s more likely an error in measurement than an actual find.

To create a little perspective, the average annual radiation exposure for an adult just living a normal life is 2.0 millisievert (mSv). In fact, on average, a 150 lb. human body produces 0.3mSv of radiation. If you’ve noticed the switch in units, here’s why: 1 mSv is equal to 1,000 Bq.

In other words, the healthy bodies of these so-called researchers are 1,000 times more radioactive than the contamination they claim to have measured. Still, they found that sufficient to try another ridiculous alarmist assault on intelligence. Sadly, this feels like real science compared to the greater threats.

Medical Journals

Fake medical journals are on the rise, and they have been damaging. You no doubt have heard of the fake study that started the anti-vaccine movement, but it’s just a drop in the bucket. Entire journals are promoted to the study of meridians, ley lines, astrology and any other pseudo-science superstition you can imagine.

In fact, Steven Salzberg, a Johns Hopkins professor of Biomedical Engineering and Biostatistics, has repeatedly written on the dangers and prevalence of these journals. They are often linked to dangerous medical trends, especially common in radical fad diets.

It’s important to understand just how dangerous these journals are. They almost perfectly mimic the presentation of real medicine, often resorting to convoluted article names that sound like real research. The pitfall is that all of the research and review is done under the assumption that the pseudo-science practices are effective in the first place, and only believers in the field are invited to submit or review papers.

If this is starting to sound familiar, it’s because you’re making an important connection. It’s a process identical to the mainstream approach to climate science.

What started as noticing a warming trend in real science was manipulated into a political agenda. While that is already dangerous enough, many can argue that trying to have clean production has merit to justify the approach.

Ignoring that can of worms for the moment, the climate alarmist agenda has made possible the rise of these other, even more illegitimate and dangerous perversions of scientific study. Now, unsuspecting people who are disarmed by their exposure to the scientific manipulation of falsified research are completely defenseless against good-looking claims that meridian treatments can cure their cancer. The recklessness is literally hurting people and pushing progress backwards. Just look at the recent rise of measles.

Irrational and impractical mindsets do not solve problems. If you really want to reduce carbon emissions, nuclear power is the obvious and effective choice. Instead, fear mongering has pushed the public away from real solutions.

The same can be said about many facets of medicine and other sciences. The real goal of false science is to distract the public from reality and spend otherwise useful resources and dealing with irrational fear. It is that fear that makes the people easier to control, and that is how political movements can successfully prioritize control over progress.

Regards,

Ethan Warrick
Editor
Wealth Authority


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