# Best websites debunking bad science please

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-websites-debunking-bad-science-please/69450
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion
**Created:** [June 20, 2001, 9:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-websites-debunking-bad-science-please/69450 "2001-06-20T09:09:45Z")
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### Author: ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)
#### Post date: [June 20, 2001, 9:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-websites-debunking-bad-science-please/69450/1 "2001-06-20T09:09:45Z")

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I’m looking for good websites debunking things like hoax moon landing theories, chemtrails, Mars faces, that kind of stuff.  
Any recommendations?

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### Author: ![Saint\_Zero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c4cdca/32.png) [@Saint\_Zero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Zero)
#### Post date: [June 20, 2001, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-websites-debunking-bad-science-please/69450/2 "2001-06-20T13:07:43Z")

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[badastronomy.com](http://badastronomy.com) is a good place to start.

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### Author: ![jk1245](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/49beb7/32.png) [@jk1245](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jk1245)
#### Post date: [June 20, 2001, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-websites-debunking-bad-science-please/69450/3 "2001-06-20T13:26:16Z")

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Another good one is [crank.net](http://crank.net)

(no, that’s not what it may sound like)

Can’t forget the good ol’ skeptical inquirer ([www.csicop.org](http://www.csicop.org)).

Then there’s [junkscience.com](http://junkscience.com)

A bit of a note about this one. The author tends to push his own beliefs quite heavily, some of which are kind of loopy (DDT is a good thing?). At least he cites sources though, so you can check out for yourself.

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### Author: ![Jet\_Jaguar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jet_jaguar/32/3562_2.png) [@Jet\_Jaguar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jet_Jaguar)
#### Post date: [June 20, 2001, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-websites-debunking-bad-science-please/69450/4 "2001-06-20T13:46:41Z")

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[The Skeptic’s Dictionary](http://skepdic.com/) is another good debunking site.
