· @onemanband
15 followers · 250 posts · Server mastodon.uno
Steve Dustcircle ⍻ · @dustcircle
149 followers · 3793 posts · Server mastodon.cloud
GryphonSK · @GryphonSK
267 followers · 2933 posts · Server techhub.social
Michael Porter · @MichaelPorter
444 followers · 8544 posts · Server ottawa.place

@jeffowski @OutOnTheMoors This is a composite photo. It’s actually physically impossible to get a multiple exposure of the Moon that would look like this.

There was a *really* nice post on reddit that debunked it, but for some reason it was taken down as suspected spam. Sounds like things are going great over there. Here is an archived version:
web.archive.org/web/2020110904

Just to give you an idea of why it can’t work:
The moon is half a degree wide. So, using that as a scale, the distance between the almost New Moon and the Full Moon in that picture is about 11°.
You would see a thin waxing crescent near the Eastern horizon, just before sunrise. A Full Moon would be near the Eastern horizon at *sunset* (so, not the same time) or near the Western horizon at sunrise (so, ~180° away, in the opposite direction, MUCH more than 11°).

Anyway, it’s a nice picture, but it’s art, not science. The description is only correct in that the Moon was photographed. I’d delete the rest.

#astrophotography #art #debunking

Last updated 1 year ago

Bibliolater 📚📜🖋📐 · @bibliolater
298 followers · 1119 posts · Server qoto.org

@hoaxeye I used to follow your work on and now I plan to follow your work here on .

#debunking #twitter #mastodon #factchecking #fediverse

Last updated 1 year ago

MetaFilter · @metafilter
605 followers · 146 posts · Server mefi.social

Scratch This Podcast Itch

In Ask Metafilter, Shepherd is looking for "debunky, chatty, science-y" podcast recs: "I love Maintenance Phase and If Books Could Kill and would like more podcasts like this..."

ask.metafilter.com/373223/Podc

#podcasts #science #debunking #logic #fun #criticalthinking #peoplepositive

Last updated 1 year ago

Lynton North · @RedGreenLibre
242 followers · 3527 posts · Server gnulinux.social

nomoremister.blogspot.com/2023 "During Trump's presidency, the media was chastised for an unwillingness to take the side of the truth when dealing with a president who was a habitual liar. Eventually, some parts of the media abandoned their reluctance to call a presidential lie a lie. But Trump had considerable success in selling his lies to the public because others in the media treated the lies with the respect they thought was due to uttterances of a president".

#trump #media #debunking

Last updated 1 year ago

Andrea Bontempi · @andreabont
49 followers · 128 posts · Server mastodon.uno
GryphonSK · @GryphonSK
225 followers · 2220 posts · Server techhub.social
jiujensu · @jiujensu
260 followers · 841 posts · Server mas.to

I wish Michael Hobbes and his cohost at If Books Could Kill podcast would tackle it. But i guess i should wish for that after i finish the whole thing. Or not. Lol.

#michaelhobbes #wellness #selfhelp #debunking #podcast #ifbookscouldkill

Last updated 1 year ago

Sohan Dsouza · @SohanDsouza
51 followers · 161 posts · Server mstdn.social

@61ennepi @NetMassimo parliamo dei "tin hat" cospirazionisti di estrema destra paranazisti, postfascisti, neofascisti al governo che da anni propagano la strampalata teoria della , questa volta traducendo male e distorcendo il titolo di un rapporto dell' fanrivista.it/2023/04/definizi

#sostituzione #etnica #onu #fakenews #debunking #define #chekkailfatto

Last updated 2 years ago

Umzidiu Meiktok · @umzidiu
195 followers · 256 posts · Server kolektiva.social

Jacques Grimault est à l'origine du film «La Révélation des pyramides», une patente ridicule et ésotérique.

Faustine Boulay, une égyptologue, a décidé de réfuter ses théories sur l'Égypte ancienne.

Ça lui a pas plu.

Sfaque Grimault a décidé de la harceler, multipliant les injures, rumeurs, montages vidéos totalement vils envers elle.

Accessoirement, Grimault est proche de l'extrême-droite soralienne.

J'étais pas pour qu'il aille en prison, juste que son harcèlement cesse.

J'espère que Faustine aura la crisse de paix et retrouvera un sentiment de sécurité.
🍾 🥂

laprovence.com/actu/en-direct/

#grimault #jacquesgrimault #egyptologie #esoterisme #Occultisme #fraudeintellectuelle #debunking #harcelement

Last updated 2 years ago

GryphonSK · @GryphonSK
220 followers · 2000 posts · Server techhub.social
Skeptical Science · @SkepticalScience
1630 followers · 115 posts · Server scicomm.xyz

The Cranky Uncle game is now also available in Turkish as the 9th language after English, Dutch, German, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Italian and Swedish. Read about the game and the translation activities in the updated blog post.

sks.to/crankyml?SkS-Mastodon

The game is free & available to play on:
iPhone sks.to/crankyiphone

Android sks.to/crankyandroid

Browser sks.to/crankybrowser

#debunking #inoculation #misinformation

Last updated 2 years ago

KinoGhoul · @KinoGhoul
272 followers · 3207 posts · Server toot.community

Content Warning: Transphobia

Is This the Weirdest Transphobic Lie Ever? - Cringe Corner Ft. Abigail Thorn & Sophie From Mars

youtu.be/EfzUtEcGluA

#breadtube #thoughtslime #lgbtq #sophiefrommars #abigailthorn #debunking #analysis #humor

Last updated 2 years ago

Skeptical Science · @SkepticalScience
1622 followers · 113 posts · Server scicomm.xyz

The Conspiracy Theory Handbook published by @stworg and
@johnfocook in 2020 has been translated into Albanian and Macedonian, bringing the number of available translations up to 18! Thanks to Ana Aleksovska and the Institute of Communication Studies in Macedonia for their work! skepticalscience.com/conspirac

#debunking #misinformation #conspiracy

Last updated 2 years ago

PhoenixSerenity · @msquebanh
1407 followers · 15109 posts · Server mastodon.sdf.org
Cragsand :verified: · @cragsand
11 followers · 43 posts · Server universeodon.com

@mickwest
Mastodon by default unfortunately only supports searching via hashtags. You can't search via content in posts unless they type a specific hashtag.

There are exceptions though...

The universeodon.com instance has implemented a custom feature for searching text in posts. I'm hoping this gets adopted by more instances! It makes finding like minded and interesting discussions that much better.

Trying there might help you find skeptics and ufo related discussions that way 😉

#searchingtoots #tootsearch #searchingmastodon #scientificskepticism #skepticism #uav #ufo #Science #skeptic #Space #nightsky #searching #searchable #Mastodon #mastodonsearch #mastodonsearching #mickwest #debunk #debunking

Last updated 2 years ago

Peppi · @peppea
6 followers · 149 posts · Server noagendasocial.com