Author: Ilyas Ayub
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How 15 People and a Chocolate Bar Fooled the World’s Media
In spring 2015, newspapers around the world reported that eating chocolate helps you lose weight. The Daily Mail ran it. Germany’s Bild ran it. The claim came from a published study. There was little reason to doubt it. But the study was designed to mislead. The study itself was real. Science journalist John Bohannon and…