Anti. 🐘<p>I scored 96% on the COVID Competency Exam and earned the title: "Science Defender"! </p><p>Test your knowledge: </p><p><a href="https://seanmullen.com/covidcompetencyexam/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">seanmullen.com/covidcompetency</span><span class="invisible">exam/</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://chaos.social/tags/COVIDCompetency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>COVIDCompetency</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/ScienceLiteracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ScienceLiteracy</span></a> </p><p>But be warned, if you click share results it opens Twitter!?</p>
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Margaret<p>I scored 100% on the COVID Competency Exam and earned the title: "Epidemiologist"! Antivaxxers avoid me at parties. Test your knowledge: <a href="https://seanmullen.com/covidcompetencyexam/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">seanmullen.com/covidcompetency</span><span class="invisible">exam/</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/COVIDCompetency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>COVIDCompetency</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/ScienceLiteracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ScienceLiteracy</span></a> <a href="https://seanmullen.com/covidcompetencyexam/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">seanmullen.com/covidcompetency</span><span class="invisible">exam/</span></a></p>
daisE 🌈<p>I scored 100% on the COVID Competency Exam and earned the title: "Epidemiologist's Nightmare"!</p><p>Test your knowledge:<br> <a href="https://seanmullen.com/covidcompetencyexam/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">seanmullen.com/covidcompetency</span><span class="invisible">exam/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/COVIDCompetency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>COVIDCompetency</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/ScienceLiteracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ScienceLiteracy</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/covid19" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>covid19</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/covid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>covid</span></a></p>
Garidin<p>COVID Competency Exam Results<br>I scored 100% on the COVID Competency Exam and earned the title: "Epidemiologist's Nightmare"! Test your knowledge: <a href="https://seanmullen.com/covidcompetencyexam/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">seanmullen.com/covidcompetency</span><span class="invisible">exam/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/COVIDCompetency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>COVIDCompetency</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ScienceLiteracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ScienceLiteracy</span></a><br><a href="https://seanmullen.com/covidcompetencyexam/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">seanmullen.com/covidcompetency</span><span class="invisible">exam/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/COVID" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>COVID</span></a></p>
Mx Verda<p>I scored 94% on the COVID Competency Exam and earned the title: "Fact-Check Champion"! <br>19 out of 20 questions correct (Weighted score: 25.8 / 27.4)<br>Excellent! Your knowledge could cure a Facebook comments section.<br>Test your knowledge: <a href="https://seanmullen.com/covidcompetencyexam/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">seanmullen.com/covidcompetency</span><span class="invisible">exam/</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/COVIDCompetency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>COVIDCompetency</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/ScienceLiteracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ScienceLiteracy</span></a></p>
Abie<p>RT @drseanmullen<br>"Think you can spot COVID misinformation? 🤔<br>I just launched an adaptive exam that tests your ability to separate COVID facts from fiction. It adjusts difficulty in real-time based on your answers.</p><p>Warning: The results might surprise you. I've seen PhDs score "WhatsApp University Graduate" 😅</p><p>Take the test: <a href="https://seanmullen.com/covidcompetencyexam/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">seanmullen.com/covidcompetency</span><span class="invisible">exam/</span></a></p><p>Share your badge - I'm curious who scores "Epidemiologist's Nightmare" (perfect score)<br><a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/COVIDCompetency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>COVIDCompetency</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/ScienceLiteracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ScienceLiteracy</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/MisinformationTest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MisinformationTest</span></a> "<br>Lifted from : <a href="https://xcancel.com/drseanmullen/status/1965966677616767236" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">xcancel.com/drseanmullen/statu</span><span class="invisible">s/1965966677616767236</span></a></p>
Stefan Matei<p>This was a good refresher on Covid misinformation. Got one wrong because I confused PCR tests with rapid ones 😣
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I scored 96% on the COVID Competency Exam and earned the title: "Science Defender"! Test your knowledge: <a href="https://seanmullen.com/covidcompetencyexam/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">seanmullen.com/covidcompete...</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23COVIDCompetency" target="_blank">#COVIDCompetency</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23ScienceLiteracy" target="_blank">#ScienceLiteracy</a><span class="quote-inline"><br><br>RE: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:xz3qwoxwcmdfcyd6utmyeguv/post/3lyjpphfcx22r" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:xz3qwoxwcmdfcyd6utmyeguv/post/3lyjpphfcx22r</a></span><br><br><a href="https://seanmullen.com/covidcompetencyexam/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">COVID Competency Exam</a></p>
Kari Raymer Bishop 🇨🇦<p>I scored 100% on the COVID Competency Exam! Test your knowledge: <a href="https://seanmullen.com/covidcompetencyexam/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">seanmullen.com/covidcompete...</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23COVIDCompetency" target="_blank">#COVIDCompetency</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23ScienceLiteracy" target="_blank">#ScienceLiteracy</a> <a href="https://seanmullen.com/covidcompetencyexam/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">seanmullen.com/covidcompete...</a></p>
Ika Makimaki<p>COVID Competency Exam Results</p><p>I scored 100% on the COVID Competency Exam and earned the title: "Epidemiologist's Nightmare"! <br>😷</p><p>Test your knowledge: <a href="https://seanmullen.com/covidcompetencyexam/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">seanmullen.com/covidcompetency</span><span class="invisible">exam/</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/COVIDCompetency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>COVIDCompetency</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/scienceLiteracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scienceLiteracy</span></a></p>
GastroHistory<p>Another reason why <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/scienceliteracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scienceliteracy</span></a> is so important: 'By grouping all animal proteins together, the study may have captured the protective effects of fish and certain dairy products rather than proving the safety of red meat.' <a href="https://www.sciencealert.com/meat-protects-against-cancer-suggests-controversial-study-heres-the-catch" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">sciencealert.com/meat-protects</span><span class="invisible">-against-cancer-suggests-controversial-study-heres-the-catch</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/foodstudies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>foodstudies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/meat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>meat</span></a></p>
Noah<p>What the Wellness Industry Doesn’t Want You to Know - <a href="https://youtu.be/CSVL8Vn7nyE?si=aFq3PuNzmvDSdzYC" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtu.be/CSVL8Vn7nyE?si=aFq3Pu</span><span class="invisible">NzmvDSdzYC</span></a> <a href="https://metalhead.club/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> <a href="https://metalhead.club/tags/wellness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wellness</span></a> <a href="https://metalhead.club/tags/wellnessindustry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wellnessindustry</span></a> <a href="https://metalhead.club/tags/quackery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>quackery</span></a> <a href="https://metalhead.club/tags/antiscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>antiscience</span></a> <a href="https://metalhead.club/tags/criticalthinking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>criticalthinking</span></a> <a href="https://metalhead.club/tags/scienceliteracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scienceliteracy</span></a> <a href="https://metalhead.club/tags/skepticism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>skepticism</span></a> <a href="https://metalhead.club/tags/ScienceBasedSkepticism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ScienceBasedSkepticism</span></a></p>
Dr. James Howard of Howard<p>Someone said the Sun could not be billions of years old because it would have burned out. They promised "simple math." I did the math. It is still shining. ☀️ <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scienceLiteracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scienceLiteracy</span></a> <a href="https://jameshoward.us/2025/07/22/no-the-sun-should-not-have-burned-out" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">jameshoward.us/2025/07/22/no-t</span><span class="invisible">he-sun-should-not-have-burned-out</span></a></p>
Noah<p>A great example of what seems to be the ever worsening uphill battle for scientists, scientific skeptics, and folks just trying to appreciate the wonder of our natural (not supernatural) world. - Local free range sun? - <a href="https://youtu.be/bhkcLOSkTP0?si=iM-sFr6ksz0QUHTt" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtu.be/bhkcLOSkTP0?si=iM-sFr</span><span class="invisible">6ksz0QUHTt</span></a> <a href="https://metalhead.club/tags/ScientificSkepticism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ScientificSkepticism</span></a> <a href="https://metalhead.club/tags/ScienceLiteracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ScienceLiteracy</span></a> <a href="https://metalhead.club/tags/CriticalThinking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CriticalThinking</span></a> <a href="https://metalhead.club/tags/ScientificInquiry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ScientificInquiry</span></a> <a href="https://metalhead.club/tags/SGU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SGU</span></a> <a href="https://metalhead.club/tags/SkepticsGuide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SkepticsGuide</span></a> <a href="https://metalhead.club/tags/SkepticsGuideToTheUniverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SkepticsGuideToTheUniverse</span></a></p>
Matti Stöhr<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://openbiblio.social/@tibhannover" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>tibhannover</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://chaos.social/@nicolas_woehrl" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>nicolas_woehrl</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://bird.makeup/users/unidue" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>unidue</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://chaos.social/@Rupi42ai" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Rupi42ai</span></a></span> Wissenschaftsskepsis und Desinformation werden als große Herausforderungen für die Wissenschaft adressiert - u.a. in Berufung auf das <a href="https://openbiblio.social/tags/Wissenschaftsbarometer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wissenschaftsbarometer</span></a> von <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://wisskomm.social/@wissenschaftimdialog" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>wissenschaftimdialog</span></a></span> 👉 <a href="https://wissenschaft-im-dialog.de/projekte/wissenschaftsbarometer/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">wissenschaft-im-dialog.de/proj</span><span class="invisible">ekte/wissenschaftsbarometer/</span></a> Gleichzeitig: Plädoyer für <a href="https://openbiblio.social/tags/ScienceLiteracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ScienceLiteracy</span></a> und verantwortungsbewusste, aktive <a href="https://openbiblio.social/tags/Wisskomm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wisskomm</span></a></p>
Preston MacDougall<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.party/@nitpicking" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>nitpicking</span></a></span> For the benefit of others, I posted a link from a reliable source about the carbon monoxide poisoning danger ⚠️ of space heaters. But if you live near a trailer park long enough you’ll hear about people dying from carbon monoxide poisoning. Kerosene is a commonly available fuel, but not the only one. <a href="https://www.safetyandhealthmagazine.com/articles/25208-deaths-linked-to-carbon-monoxide-from-heaters-and-generators-continue-to-climb-report" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">safetyandhealthmagazine.com/ar</span><span class="invisible">ticles/25208-deaths-linked-to-carbon-monoxide-from-heaters-and-generators-continue-to-climb-report</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/ScienceLiteracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ScienceLiteracy</span></a> and <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/STEM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>STEM</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a> saves lives!</p>
Preston MacDougall<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.party/@nitpicking" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>nitpicking</span></a></span> Some space heaters are kerosene fueled, and have caused many deaths. <a href="https://www.cpsc.gov/Newsroom/News-Releases/2023/CPSC-Warns-Consumers-to-be-Cautious-When-Using-Space-Heaters-Furnaces-and-Fireplaces-This-Winter" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cpsc.gov/Newsroom/News-Release</span><span class="invisible">s/2023/CPSC-Warns-Consumers-to-be-Cautious-When-Using-Space-Heaters-Furnaces-and-Fireplaces-This-Winter</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/chemistry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>chemistry</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/scienceliteracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scienceliteracy</span></a></p>
Noah<p>Free Energy is neither free nor energy... it's a scam - <a href="https://youtu.be/FWHPVVlYAyc?si=WVMGwy2zI-hyKxVa" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtu.be/FWHPVVlYAyc?si=WVMGwy</span><span class="invisible">2zI-hyKxVa</span></a> <a href="https://metalhead.club/tags/FreeEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeEnergy</span></a> <a href="https://metalhead.club/tags/SGU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SGU</span></a> <a href="https://metalhead.club/tags/SkepticsGuideToTheUniverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SkepticsGuideToTheUniverse</span></a> <a href="https://metalhead.club/tags/SkepticsGuide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SkepticsGuide</span></a> <a href="https://metalhead.club/tags/StevenNovella" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StevenNovella</span></a> <a href="https://metalhead.club/tags/CriticalThinking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CriticalThinking</span></a> <a href="https://metalhead.club/tags/CriticalThinkingSkills" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CriticalThinkingSkills</span></a> <a href="https://metalhead.club/tags/ScienceLiteracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ScienceLiteracy</span></a> <a href="https://metalhead.club/tags/ScienceBasedSkepticism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ScienceBasedSkepticism</span></a> <a href="https://metalhead.club/tags/skepticism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>skepticism</span></a> <a href="https://metalhead.club/tags/ZeroPointEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ZeroPointEnergy</span></a></p>
Political Bill SC<p>I saw this same bill and was going to comment on it. But I could never have come close to how masterfully @lettforsc conveyed what a total & utter embarrassment this is!</p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/SouthCarolina" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SouthCarolina</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/SCPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SCPol</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/SCPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SCPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/mRNA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mRNA</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/scienceliteracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scienceliteracy</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://youtube.com/shorts/unTS_k3awDE" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtube.com/shorts/unTS_k3awDE</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
M. L. Clark<p>Just a light one today, to get us off to a good start this week.</p><p>I know the "orca hat" story inspired many cute memes in the last few days, but it's not just a misrepresentation of the data here; it's also part of a pattern in news media that we need to look out for, if we're going to be better prepared for other, more dangerous forms of clickbait in the months ahead.</p><p><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Humanism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Humanism</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/MediaLiteracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MediaLiteracy</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ScienceLiteracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ScienceLiteracy</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Animality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Animality</span></a><br><a href="https://open.substack.com/pub/mlclark/p/the-desperate-human-fad-of-seeing?r=1ii76&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">open.substack.com/pub/mlclark/</span><span class="invisible">p/the-desperate-human-fad-of-seeing?r=1ii76&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web</span></a></p>
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