Jacquelyn GillJul 9, 2023

Settle in for a Sunday Junk Science take-down!

In this opinion piece, Milloy’s opinion gets an F in accuracy, but it's an absolute master-class in denialist propaganda. He employs the classic tactic of discrediting experts with what seem to be reasonable, obvious statements. They’re superficial and easy to discredit, but the point is to hijack the narrative.

Show threadjz.tuskJul 9, 2023

@JacquelynGill

Thanks for this. And can you also name (so we can shame) the publication?

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@jztusk Wall Street Journal. It's visible in the original photo if you embiggen.
Jul 9, 2023 at 3:12pmWeb
Show threadjz.tuskJul 9, 2023

@JacquelynGill

Hmmm, I must have some setting wrong in my app - can't see it even if I embiggen.

But 1) Thanks, and 2) I should have figured.

Show threadJacquelyn GillJul 9, 2023
@jztusk Sorry, you're right -- it's just the title and byline, not the publication.
Show threadjz.tuskJul 9, 2023

@JacquelynGill

No worries. It was a great take-down.