Fake news of baby booms 9 months after major sporting events distorts the public's understanding of early human development science

Introduction: In France on 27/6/16, Iceland's men's national football team won 2-1, knocking England out of the UEFA European Championship. Result: Nine months after this momentous Icelandic victory, Ásgeir Pétur Þorvaldsson a medical doctor in Iceland, posted a tweet in jest suggesting th...

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Published in:Early Human Development
Main Authors: Grech, Victor E., Masukume, Gwinyai
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Elsevier Ireland Ltd. 2017
Subjects:
Public opinion
Childbirth > Statistics
Iceland
Online Access:https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/25520
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spelling ftunivmalta:oai:www.um.edu.mt:123456789/25520 2023-05-15T16:48:57+02:00 Fake news of baby booms 9 months after major sporting events distorts the public's understanding of early human development science Grech, Victor E. Masukume, Gwinyai 2017 https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/25520 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2017.08.007 en eng Elsevier Ireland Ltd. Grech, V. E., & Masukume, G. (2017). Fake news of baby booms 9 months after major sporting events distorts the public's understanding of early human development science. Early Human Development, 115, 16-17. https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/25520 doi:10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2017.08.007 info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess The copyright of this work belongs to the author(s)/publisher. The rights of this work are as defined by the appropriate Copyright Legislation or as modified by any successive legislation. Users may access this work and can make use of the information contained in accordance with the Copyright Legislation provided that the author must be properly acknowledged. Further distribution or reproduction in any format is prohibited without the prior permission of the copyright holder. Public opinion Childbirth -- Statistics article 2017 ftunivmalta https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2017.08.007 2021-10-16T17:59:14Z Introduction: In France on 27/6/16, Iceland's men's national football team won 2-1, knocking England out of the UEFA European Championship. Result: Nine months after this momentous Icelandic victory, Ásgeir Pétur Þorvaldsson a medical doctor in Iceland, posted a tweet in jest suggesting that a baby boom had occurred as a result of increased celebratory coital activity following the win. The media covered this widely but statistical analysis shows otherwise and this was confirmed by the original tweet source. Discussion: Given the increase in fake scientific news, it is especially important for scientists to correct misinformation lest the public loses trust in science or gains a distorted understanding of known facts. peer-reviewed Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland University of Malta: OAR@UM Early Human Development 115 16 17
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Childbirth -- Statistics
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Childbirth -- Statistics
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Fake news of baby booms 9 months after major sporting events distorts the public's understanding of early human development science
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description Introduction: In France on 27/6/16, Iceland's men's national football team won 2-1, knocking England out of the UEFA European Championship. Result: Nine months after this momentous Icelandic victory, Ásgeir Pétur Þorvaldsson a medical doctor in Iceland, posted a tweet in jest suggesting that a baby boom had occurred as a result of increased celebratory coital activity following the win. The media covered this widely but statistical analysis shows otherwise and this was confirmed by the original tweet source. Discussion: Given the increase in fake scientific news, it is especially important for scientists to correct misinformation lest the public loses trust in science or gains a distorted understanding of known facts. peer-reviewed
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title_full Fake news of baby booms 9 months after major sporting events distorts the public's understanding of early human development science
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title_full_unstemmed Fake news of baby booms 9 months after major sporting events distorts the public's understanding of early human development science
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