This library guide provides resources, tools and techniques on how to spot and counter fake science news. Panitza Library provides a rich reliable collection of print and online credible resources.
Fake science news can be divided into misinformation and disinformation.
- Misinformation - results from mistakes, sloppy reporting, or both.
- Disinformation - the purposeful intent to persuade or deceive
Reporters with various forms of "fake news" from an 1894 illustration by Frederick Burr Opper.
Documents and analyzes research papers withdrawn from scientific journals.
Oxford Dictionary of English : Pseudoscience
A collection of beliefs or practices mistakenly regarded as being based on scientific method.
Distinguishing Science from Pseudoscience
Professor R. Coker of the Physics Department of the U. of Texas has created an informative and entertaining site. It provides the reader with a valuable perspective on how scientists view non-science.
