What hoaxes do people believe no matter how often they’re debunked? – 17 mistruths that somehow stubbornly persist
10.
‘The “alpha male” wolf social model. It’s complete bullshit. Even the guy who came up with it realized his entire study was wrong and spent the rest of his life trying to correct his mistake.’
-LeGrandLucifer
11.
‘That sugar causes hyperactivity.’
-totokekedile
12.
‘That vitamin A from carrots gives you better eyesight.’
-kaaredump
13.
‘That the moon landings were faked. Come on, there’s SO MUCH EVIDENCE that it’s real. SMH.’
-Maplecook
14.
‘Vaccines are bad for you.
‘Need a time machine to send these clowns back to the days of polio and small pox.’
-ZhaozhouCongshen
15.
‘Will Smith is a weird dude now but he was always a great actor. There’s a scene in Fresh Prince that is constantly falsely described to be Will going off script and actually breaking down about his real father. It’s not true at all. He’s just a good actor.’
-Dysmach
16.
‘I mean the “birds aren’t real” one was literally started as a joke, and yet there are people that believe it…’
-lumoslomas
17.
‘”your brain is not fully developed until 25″ / “your brain finishes developing at 25”.
‘oversimplified, overblown and largely incorrect summary of a study that stated neither of those things.’
-MikrokosmicUnicorn
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