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[-] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 13 points 3 months ago

Its even worse in science. Lots of crazy headlines that are later debunked quietly

[-] shneancy@lemmy.world 10 points 3 months ago

those headlines can also be debunked loudly and yet, anti-vaxxers still exist, somehow

[-] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 months ago

I wasn't talking about vaccinations. I was talking about fusion and other buzzy topics.

[-] FiskFisk33@startrek.website 5 points 3 months ago

Generally that's news media misconstruing science.

[-] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 5 points 3 months ago

Which directly impacts funding

That's the big issue. If a project doesn't have big headlines frequently it is killed.

[-] PeriodicallyPedantic@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 months ago

I think more likely is that the news outlets need the revenue from clicks, and are willing to trade their reputation to get them. Accurate science journalism doesn't pay, capitalism is a race to the bottom.

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