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r/skeptic

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A sub for "scientific skepticism." Scientific Skepticism is about combining knowledge of science, philosophy, and critical thinking with careful analysis to help identify flawed reasoning and deception.

Notice: This subreddit is not actively monitored, so the posts here are only a small subset of what exists on reddit.

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2 days ago
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Zelensky thanked US 33 times for help during war with Russia, fact checker finds
👾 Invaded
in Russia
to r/skeptic by JetTheDawg
1 week ago
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JD Vance’s 12-year-old relative denied heart transplant because she is unvaccinated 'for religious reasons'
💉 Vaccines
to r/skeptic by Rogue-Journalist
1 month ago
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ADL: ‘Awkward’ Musk gesture ‘not a Nazi salute’: ‘This is a delicate moment’
to r/skeptic by MichaelDeSanta13
3 months ago
Is there any truth and evidence behind the claim that MAGA/end of democracy is RU psy op?
❓ Help
to r/skeptic by wackyvorlon
1 month ago
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Republicans File 32 Anti-Trans Bills On First Day In Texas
in Texas
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2 months ago
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RFK Jr. is now an extinction-level threat to federal public health programs and science-based health policy
🚑 Medicine
to r/skeptic by Mynameis__--__
2 months ago
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Trump Won With Misinformed, Naive, Low-Info Voters
🧙‍♂️ Magical Thinking & Power
to r/skeptic by XOXO-Gossip-Crab
6 days ago
Do most psychics believe they are psychic or are intentionally being deceitful?
💨 Fluff
to r/skeptic by The_manintheshed
4 months ago
Blackseed Oil: Is It Nonsense or Is there Merit?
❓ Help
to r/skeptic by paxinfernum
4 months ago
JK Rowling misgenders two Olympic athletes and spreads baseless rumors that they are trans.
to r/skeptic by paxinfernum
4 months ago
When reddit banned over 2,000 hate subreddits, 15.6% of the affected users left Reddit and that those who remained reduced their toxicity by 6.6% on average. The ban also caused 5% users to increase their toxicity by more than 70% of their pre-ban level.
to r/skeptic by paxinfernum
4 months ago
An Australian Study found that 1 in 6 men admitted to being attracted to children. Let's examine that conclusion.
in Australia
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6 months ago
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The Insulin ‘Evidence’ in the Lucy Letby Trial. Criminal Justice in England: Disagreeable Facts
to r/skeptic by Visible-Draft8322
6 months ago
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Trans Youth Suicides Covered Up By NHS, Cass After Restrictions, Say Whistleblowers
🚑 Medicine
to r/skeptic by No_Philosopher_9826
10 months ago
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This is an interesting and informative video about the spread of spiritual psychosis on TikTok. It’s a real problem and I think TikTok should be doing more to stop this nonsense.
🧙‍♂️ Magical Thinking & Power
to r/skeptic by American-Dreaming
7 months ago
LGBT Social Contagion: A Failed Hypothesis
⚖ Ideological Bias
to r/skeptic by noobvin
8 months ago
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Just to get ahead of the game on this.
💨 Fluff
to r/skeptic by Mission_Bowl3938
1 year ago
Willing to entertain the notion that I might be wrong about reiki being silly
🏫 Education
to r/skeptic by burtzev
1 year ago
Scientists assert 'alien mummies' in Peru are really dolls made from Earthly bones
in Peru
to r/skeptic by paxinfernum
1 year ago
A quarter of Americans believe FBI instigated Jan. 6, Post-UMD poll finds
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5 months ago
Preview thumbnail for Sopranos star Drea de Matteo claims she ended up on OnlyFans because she wouldn't get vaxxed image
Sopranos star Drea de Matteo claims she ended up on OnlyFans because she wouldn't get vaxxed
💉 Vaccines
in Delaware
to r/skeptic by Secure-Impression274
1 year ago
Anyone else find the UAP/UFO hype stupid?
👾 Invaded
to r/skeptic by rideme4now
1 year ago
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The no income tax philosophy
❓ Help
to r/skeptic by Flimsy-Hedgehog-3520
1 year ago
Any recommended evidence-based magazines?
to r/skeptic by BurtonDesque
1 year ago
Televangelist Jim Bakker asserts that "this global warming business is anti-God" and claims that God told him that "a lot of people are not going to accept the signs of the Second Coming [and] that the Rapture is near because they're gonna call it global warming problems."
in And