Is natural news reliable/credible?

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  1. de_monies's Avatar
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    Is natural news reliable/credible?
    My friend links to naturalnews a fair few times on facebook, and I did some googling and found this:
    http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/NaturalNews

    But then I realised that there'll be some medical students etc... who should hopefully know what they're talking about

    I also saw that the claims about them creating conspiracy theories are possibly true?

    https://www.facebook.com/ExposingThe...43180699035287

    I don't quite believe that, especially in the UK but there seem to be some good information as well. Well, really I'm just asking if it's credible or not
  2. hslt's Avatar
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    Re: Is natural news reliable/credible?
    ~A quick glance says no, but I imagine that a minority of what they say is true, or at least worth considering. Even more of it is based on fact, but out of context and sensationalised, and taking only the most negative views/outcomes into consideration. (i.e. the story about chemotherapy that is currently there)
    Last edited by hslt; 07-08-2012 at 15:34.
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    Re: Is natural news reliable/credible?
    I would be inclined to say no. The site is clearly incredibly biased, so I would take what they say with a pinch of salt.
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    Re: Is natural news reliable/credible?
    No. Its a site for crackpots and cranks. Medical students will steer well clear.
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    Re: Is natural news reliable/credible?
    Got as far as the line "rejection of evidence based medicine" and closed the window.
  6. Meteorshower's Avatar
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    Re: Is natural news reliable/credible?
    (Original post by moonkatt)
    Got as far as the line "rejection of evidence based medicine" and closed the window.
    I'm impressed you got past the "beliefs" section. Every cliche going is there!
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    Re: Is natural news reliable/credible?
    Depends on the article they publish.

    But yes it is reliable, it is just biased towards natural solutions.
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