MSNBC Also Ran Chalko "Global Warming Causes Earthquakes" Nonsense
Oh, how they want to believe in the apocalyptic potential of global warming! I reported a few hours ago that an Australian pseudo-scientist, who pushes stories about space aliens and auras, named Thomas Chalko, claimed that global warming has caused an increase in earthquakes. CBS bit, from an apparent story from the AP. But the story was identical to the text found on the guy's WEB site.
Apparently MSNBC bit too. Here is the link. Same story verbatim from the original WEB page. And MSNBC even links to his pseudo journal called NU Journal of Discovery, published by "Natural University."
Does anybody do any fact checking anymore? Or are the words "scientific study" on a press release all that it takes to make the news?
Labels: Stupidity in Media.
posted by Wesley J. Smith @ 9:10 PM
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WHERE IS "Natural University" ???
the publisher of the "NU Journal of Discovery"
QUOTED BY MAJOR MEDIA SOURCES concerning the article which tells us earthquakes are caused by global warming?
I looked for "Natural University on a list of Australian universities
No "Natural University" listed.
THERE IS NO 'NATURAL UNIVERSITY' (as we understand the traditional university) It's just an internet name, apparently.
At naturaluniversity.net,
Natural University is described to be..." ... a University that is nowhere in particular and yet everywhere on Earth.
NU is a University that will never be referred to as a building or a business. ..."
So also (as far as I can tell) this article is published by "Natural University" online.
in a journal which is possibly more of a blog....
which
MSNBC, CBS, AP quote as it were coming from a major peer reviewed journal.
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And the same news sources criticise some scientists (who think there may be scientific evidence of intelligent design ) who haven't made it into peer reviewed journals with their scientific articles - (See details of this critical argument at The Discovery Institute.)
Wonder who did the peer review on Dr. Chalko's 2 page earthquake article?
Or did the major news sources like MSNBC, CBS, AP just figure (correctly) that most people won't check out this guy!!!
Of course there isn't. He's a nut!
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