The process of deliberately making something known publicly. Can also refer to any of the methods used in this process, or directly to the business of advertising products or services for profit.
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Is Sensodyne recommended by "nine out of ten dentists"?
Sensodyne is famously known for saying "Recommended by nine out of ten dentists".
Since being introduced in 1961, Sensodyne has become the favorite sensitive toothpaste of dentists around the world. In fact, 9 out of 10 dentists recommend Sensodyne…
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Do mechanical keyboards improve accuracy?
A famous mechanical keyboard site claims that:
Many mechanical keyboard fans rave at the loud, clicky sound they produce when using one of these keyboards. As mentioned above, the mechanical switches that make this loud noise are what’s ensuring…
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Is a large percentage of Dutch people bothered by cursing?
The Dutch Bond Tegen Vloeken (Association Against Profanity) regularly advertises against the use of cursing, swearing, and profanity.
Their 2015/2016 campaign features 5 posters, each stating a claim, supposedly backed by research. I haven't been…
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Is the shadow on this Dracula billboard cast by the stakes?
I have seen various articles and / or videos about a billboard in London for a BBC series about Dracula and its clever use of light and shadows. During the day, the billboard looks like this, with bloody stakes stuck into a white billboard:
As the…
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Does China have the death penalty for spammers?
Does China have the death penalty for spammers?
Example claim: Welcome to the United States of Canada.
Chinese law, for example, permits executions for sending spam, and
harvesting of the guilty party's organs.
(Note: I'm asking about the death…
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Is having a "sign waver" an effective marketing strategy?
It started a few years ago. The first one I remember seeing was Little Caesars $5 Hot-And-Ready pizzas. I don't know if this was the source, but it was the first symptom...
(source: Sign wavers, beggars the same?)
... And then the plague spread. …
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Do handwashs kill 99.9% of bacteria?
My handwash liquid states that it kills 99.9% of bacteria. This usually comes with a disclaimer at the back: "based on laboratory tests".
First of all, if I make a handwash, I would certainly like it to have this attribute too. One way is to lie…
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Did Target send pregnancy-related flyers to people taking folic acid?
I was listening to On The Media, a weekly NPR show/podcast, and heard a retelling by Sam Thielman of the Guardian of what I always thought was an apocryphal tale regarding data mining by Target Corporation (starts at about 5:00):
A young woman's…
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Are 1 million people a year date raped?
This article claims:
Every year, an estimated 1 million people are date raped, and many of
them are victims of date-rape drugs, potent mixtures that disrupt the
central nervous system.
I suspect the "article" appears to be more advertisement…
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Do expensive electronic toothbrushes outperform cheaper models?
There are a variety of different electronic toothbrushes on the market. If you ignore features like a timer that tells you when you have brushed the planned time, is there a measurable difference in the ability of different electronic toothbrushes…
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Did EgyptAir publish this totally messed up map from Europe?
Today I've come across this image:
While the site itself only claims that Helsinki has been moved to Siberia, you will quickly notice that most countries and even the seas are severely displaced.
Googling for "Egypt Air European Map" or "Egypt Air…
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Are DNA testing companies building a DNA database for commercial applications?
There were a couple of articles last year regarding DNA testing companies such as 23andMe, selling data.
See example articles :
DNA-testing companies like 23andMe sell your genetic data to
drugmakers and other Silicon Valley startups
The data is…
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Is this a photo of an actual ad posted by sex traffickers?
This image has been cited as an example of a 'sex traffiking ad' in facebook & twitter posts here:
Was this picture actually used by sex traffickers to find victims?
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Ronaldinho crossbar commercial
In this commercial soccer player Ronaldinho pulls on a new pair of boots, juggles the ball and then manages to bounce the ball off the crossbar of the goal at a reasonable distance and the ball returns to his feet.
There was plenty of debate at the…
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If Americans wasted less food, would it reduce hunger for the less fortunate?
I recently saw a billboard with "better ate than never", the phrase was new to me so I looked it up and found.
Emphases mine:
In addition to wasting precious resources, nearly all of the food waste ends up in landfills where it decomposes and…
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