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Marsh looks at the relationships between the Free Speech Union and the anti-mask and anti-vaccine website the Daily Sceptic. Meanwhile, Mike reports on court documents which reveal how Facebook steals data by spying on your internet traffic.
Episode 54 of our satirical, skeptical comedy podcast recorded live at QED 2023. Appearing alongside host Andy Wilson are Jordan Holmes, Cara Santa Maria, and Michael Marshall.
Marsh is joined by functional medicine doctor Nyjon Eccles to talk about the controversial thermographic cancer screening scans, and why he feels cancer patients would benefit from a functional medicine approach of nutritional support.
Scaremongering claims abound online, warning that the food we feed our beloved animals is packed with sawdust... though the evidence is deeply unconvincing
The post Don’t worry, your pet food brand probably isn’t filled with disease-causing sawdust appeared first on The Skeptic.
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