Fake (or not?) Facebook stories
In this era of the spreading of Fake News, I thought I'd do my bit (to prevent it!). More efficient than commenting on every questionable story I see, I thought I'd do a round-up. Note: I don't claim to be infallible (but I have done some checking of these stories): my verdicts and analyses are not necessarily the last word on the matters! Corrections welcome. More recent stories towards the top. =============================== Fake (or not?) Facebook stories =============================== Claim: lots of scare-mongering about the break-down products of the sweetener aspartame, its adverse affects, and the claim by Dr Stanley Monteith that "there are extensive animal studies that show [that aspartame impacts on literally every organ in the body] and it never should've been put into our food." Seen by me: 14/7/17 Verdict: false Analysis: the list of break-down products is true but it is presented as though it were shocking - whereas it is mundan...