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[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 13 points 11 months ago (2 children)

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

[–] shneancy@lemmy.world 10 points 11 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 2 points 11 months ago

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

[–] FiskFisk33@startrek.website 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Generally that's news media misconstruing science.

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

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 11 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.