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FactChecking Science in 2016

SciCheck likely will have no dearth of false and misleading claims to cover next year, when a new Congress convenes and takes up the agenda of President-elect Donald Trump. The incoming president has

December 21, 2016
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Science

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Propaganda & Truth

A Deadly Day: Russian Ambassador Assassinated; 12 Dead in Berlin Truck Crash; Zürich Mosque Attacked

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In Germany, 12 people were killed and 48 more wounded in Berlin after a truck drove into a Christmas market around 8 p.m. local time, plowing into the stalls, packed with

December 20, 2016
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Politics

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Robert Reich: Like a Tyrant, Trump Is Deploying Seven Techniques to Control the Media

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Today marks the 146th day since Donald Trump last held a news conference. As the Electoral College backs Trump, we speak to former Labor Secretary Robert Reich, now a professor at

December 20, 2016
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Media

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Protest & "Boycott Everything": Robert Reich on the First 100 Day Resistance Agenda Against Trump

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Protests broke out across the country Monday as the 538 electors of the Electoral College met in their respective state capitals and decisively voted to make Donald Trump the 45th president

December 20, 2016
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Justice

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Teaching Civics in the Time of Trump

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Many Americans are still going through a whirlwind of emotions as they process November’s election results and the dawning of Donald Trump’s presidency. Although, by the time the official tally is finished, Trump will likely have lost the popular vote by 2

December 21, 2016
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Justice

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Obama Protects Federal Waters From Oil Companies, Trump Administration

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OAKLAND, Calif.— President Obama removed the majority of the Arctic Ocean and parts of the Atlantic from the federal government’s fossil fuel leasing program today, responding to widespread calls to preempt the incoming Trump administration from

December 21, 2016
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Environment

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Air and Water Quality

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Sanders Calls for Investigation of Big Pharma Drug Pushers Over Shocking New Report

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Drug-pushing, multi-billion dollar pharmaceutical companies should be "investigated and prosecuted," declared Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) in response to revelations that out-of-state drug wholesalers have been pouring highly-addictive and lethal opioids into rural West Virginia towns, reaping profits while countless suffer.

December 21, 2016
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Politics

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A Star in a Jar: Fusion Power and Limitless Energy Explained

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Fusion power has been heralded as the "holy grail" of energy research, as it has the potential to provide limitless clean power for humanity's energy needs. Technical challenges, like keeping plasma contained when it is over 150 million degrees Farenheight, has hereto kept us from realizing our nuclear fusion dreams.

December 18, 2016
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Science

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Renewable Energy

Not Happy with the 2016 Election Results? Blame Partisan Politics

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Since November 8, I have refused to watch any cable news. I was so shocked by the outcome of the presidential race that I just couldn’t believe anything I heard on CNN or MSNBC.

December 19, 2016
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Philosophy

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2016 US Elections

Limitless Energy: South Korean Reactor Sets a New Record for Stable Nuclear Fusion

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The Korean Superconducting Tokamak Advanced Research reactor was able to sustain the high-performance plasma for a record 70 seconds. The KSTAR team reached the plasma state using a completely non-inductive mode and a high-power neutral beam.

December 19, 2016
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Science

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Renewable Energy

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