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The purpose of this site is:

1. to identify a pseudo-scientific assertion, proposition, or belief of which you're skeptical
2. to request answers which research the evidence behind whether that assertion is true or false.

When you do that then...

• to clarify the motive for your question
• to give a specific example of the claim to be supported or refuted (which any answers can address)
• to satisfy the condition in the FAQ which says that this site is for "a question about the accuracy of public claims made in the media or elsewhere"

... please cite at least one example of where you read the assertion, together with any claim or study which supports the assertion of which you're skeptical -- for example:

Is the moon made of cheese, and did the cow jump over it?

Most people have heard that the moon is made of cheese: and, that the cow jumped over it. That seems to be a widely-held belief:

and ...

Note that Google returns more than a million results for a cow jumping over the moon ... and, nearly 40 million results that correlate the moon with cheese.

I doubt it, though.

What the truth, falsehood, origin, and/or current consensus on these assertions? What evidence is there for and/or against them?

The purpose of this site is:

1. to identify a pseudo-scientific assertion, proposition, or belief of which you're skeptical
2. to request answers which research the evidence behind whether that assertion is true or false.

When you do that then...

• to clarify the motive for your question
• to give a specific example of the claim to be supported or refuted (which any answers can address)
• to satisfy the condition in the FAQ which says that this site is for "a question about the accuracy of public claims made in the media or elsewhere"

... please cite at least one example of where you read the assertion, together with any claim or study which supports the assertion of which you're skeptical -- for example:

Is the moon made of cheese, and did the cow jump over it?

Most people have heard that the moon is made of cheese: and, that the cow jumped over it. That seems to be a widely-held belief:

and ...

Note that Google returns more than a million results for a cow jumping over the moon ... and, nearly 40 million results that correlate the moon with cheese.

I doubt it, though.

What the truth, falsehood, origin, and/or current consensus on these assertions? What evidence is there for and/or against them?

The purpose of this site is:

1. For any pseudo-scientific assertion, proposition, or belief of which you're skeptical
2. Ask for answers which research the evidence behind whether that assertion is true or false.

When you do that then...

• to clarify the motive for your question
• to give a specific example of the claim to be supported or refuted (which any answers can address)
• to satisfy the condition in the FAQ which says that this site is for "a question about the accuracy of public claims made in the media or elsewhere"

... please cite at least one example of where you read the assertion, together with any claim or study which supports the assertion of which you're skeptical -- for example:

Is the moon made of cheese, and did the cow jump over it?

Most people have heard that the moon is made of cheese: and, that the cow jumped over it. That seems to be a widely-held belief:

and ...

Note that Google returns more than a million results for a cow jumping over the moon ... and, nearly 40 million results that correlate the moon with cheese.

I doubt it, though.

What the truth, falsehood, origin, and/or current consensus on these assertions? What evidence is there for and/or against them?

The purpose of this site is:

1. to identify a pseudo-scientific assertion, proposition, or belief of which you're skeptical
2. to request answers which research the evidence behind whether that assertion is true or false.

When you do that then...

• to clarify the motive for your question
• to give a specific example of the claim to be supported or refuted (which any answers can address)
• to satisfy the condition in the FAQ which says that this site is for "a question about the accuracy of public claims made in the media or elsewhere"

... please cite at least one example of where you read the assertion, together with any claim or study which supports the assertion of which you're skeptical -- for example:

Is the moon made of cheese, and did the cow jump over it?

Most people have heard that the moon is made of cheese: and, that the cow jumped over it. That seems to be a widely-held belief:

and ...

Note that Google returns more than a million results for a cow jumping over the moon ... and, nearly 40 million results that correlate the moon with cheese.

I doubt it, though.

What the truth, falsehood, origin, and/or current consensus on these assertions? What evidence is there for and/or against them?

It seems to me that the purpose of this site is to:

1. State the assertion, proposition, or belief of which you're skeptical
2. Ask for evidence of whether that assertion is true or false.

When you do that, then  ...

• to clarify the motive for your question
• to give a specific example of the claim to be be supported or refuted (which any answers can address)
• to satisfy the condition in the FAQ which says that this site is for "question about the accuracy of public claims made in the media or elsewhere"

... cite at least one example of where you read the assertion, together with any claim or study which supports the assertion of which you're skeptical. For example:

I have heard that the moon is made of cheese: and, that a cow jumped over it. It seems to be a widely-held belief:

and ...

Note that Google returns more than a million results for a cow jumping over the moon ... and, nearly 40 million results that correlate the moon with cheese.

What the truth, falsehood, origin, and/or current consensus on these assertions? What evidence is there for and/or against them?

The purpose of this site is:

1. For any pseudo-scientific assertion, proposition, or belief of which you're skeptical
2. Ask for answers which research the evidence behind whether that assertion is true or false.

When you do that then...

• to clarify the motive for your question
• to give a specific example of the claim to be supported or refuted (which any answers can address)
• to satisfy the condition in the FAQ which says that this site is for "a question about the accuracy of public claims made in the media or elsewhere"

... please cite at least one example of where you read the assertion, together with any claim or study which supports the assertion of which you're skeptical -- for example:

Is the moon made of cheese, and did the cow jump over it?

Most people have heard that the moon is made of cheese: and, that the cow jumped over it. That seems to be a widely-held belief:

and ...

Note that Google returns more than a million results for a cow jumping over the moon ... and, nearly 40 million results that correlate the moon with cheese.

I doubt it, though.

What the truth, falsehood, origin, and/or current consensus on these assertions? What evidence is there for and/or against them?