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Fact Check: No, A New Study Doesn't Show Trans Surgery "Increases Suicide"
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Fact Check: No, A New Study Doesn't Show Trans Surgery "Increases Suicide"

A new study from a journal with poor reputation made the rounds claiming that transgender surgeries increase suicide. A fact check shows this assertion is egregiously false.

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Skeptical ScienceNov 27, 2023

Stephan Lewandowsky and John Cook (founder of Skeptical Science) discuss their recent review article published in "Current Opinion in Psychology."

Bullet points:

* "Believe nothing" is tactical nihilism in service of special interests alienated from concern over what's best for all of us.

* Lewandowsky and Cook describe a possible answer to this urgent problem, tested by research: cognitive inoculation.

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Disinformation campaigns are undermining democracy. Here’s how we can fight back

This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article.

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