Marianne
The Skeptic magazineFake products, fake doctors, fake testimonials – the unchecked menace of online ads
A herbal patch claimed to be as good as Ozempic but it was a scam served up by an online advertising system optimised around fakery.
@Luminous_J no scientists are quoted in these articles.
[edit: this might be an unfortunate name overlap, never mind this part - I can't even find anything about this TOXFREE group except this 'study'. Did you know they sell products?
That should ring alarm bells. A company selling 'toxic-free' items seeks to discredit all its competition?]
[edit ii: and why is a mid-Europe-focused consumer campaigning group all over the UK press today? https://tudatosvasarlo.hu/toxfree-life-for-all-english/ ]
Lots of foods and everyday items have carcinogens in them. The key phrase here is 'the dose makes the poison'. Not only that, but you're not eating your headphones. They claim there's a risk of absorption - with what proof?? None. No immediate health risk but they're concerned about the kids. This has all the hallmarks of a PR campaign and not science.
But thank you for sharing this, it's really interesting and a great case study for being skeptical of health news claims!
#skeptics #health #science #BadPR
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