The researchermight be one ofthe mostexperienced ofhis/her field, but(s)he clearly isgetting senileCorrelationdoes notequalcausationSome similarresearch wasfraudulent sothis one istoo“There's noevidence that”(there's plenty ofit but also somenegativestudies)This researcherwas interviewedby atabloid/Russianmedia/right wingmediaEroding thetrust ininstitutionsmight causecountlessdeathsLOL...(pretendsnothinghappened)Meta-analyses canbe biased,except mineThisresearcherhas politicalopinionsTheuneducatedmasses believethis so it mustbe wrongThis researchermight be one ofthe most quoted ofhis/her field,(s)he's stillmarginalMoreresearchisnecessaryThese dozens ofstudies might totalthousands ofpatients, they'reindividually toosmall(What I believeto be)extraordinaryclaims requireextraordinaryevidenceIf I exclude 90%of the trialsbased on myown criteria, theevidence isinsufficientResearch hasshown it's untrue(shows researchthat has notshown it'suntrue)Trust thescience!(No, notthis one)Thisresearcher ismentioned innaturalhealth blogsThis newthing mightdrive peopleaway fromthat old thingSo youbelievethere's aconspiracy?Some similarresearch wasfraudulent and Iwon't run therisk of beingfooledWhere isthe 2billiondollar trial?Thesethousands ofreports areanecdotalThe researchermight be one ofthe mostexperienced ofhis/her field, but(s)he clearly isgetting senileCorrelationdoes notequalcausationSome similarresearch wasfraudulent sothis one istoo“There's noevidence that”(there's plenty ofit but also somenegativestudies)This researcherwas interviewedby atabloid/Russianmedia/right wingmediaEroding thetrust ininstitutionsmight causecountlessdeathsLOL...(pretendsnothinghappened)Meta-analyses canbe biased,except mineThisresearcherhas politicalopinionsTheuneducatedmasses believethis so it mustbe wrongThis researchermight be one ofthe most quoted ofhis/her field,(s)he's stillmarginalMoreresearchisnecessaryThese dozens ofstudies might totalthousands ofpatients, they'reindividually toosmall(What I believeto be)extraordinaryclaims requireextraordinaryevidenceIf I exclude 90%of the trialsbased on myown criteria, theevidence isinsufficientResearch hasshown it's untrue(shows researchthat has notshown it'suntrue)Trust thescience!(No, notthis one)Thisresearcher ismentioned innaturalhealth blogsThis newthing mightdrive peopleaway fromthat old thingSo youbelievethere's aconspiracy?Some similarresearch wasfraudulent and Iwon't run therisk of beingfooledWhere isthe 2billiondollar trial?Thesethousands ofreports areanecdotal

FACT CHECKER'S - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. The researcher might be one of the most experienced of his/her field, but (s)he clearly is getting senile
  2. Correlation does not equal causation
  3. Some similar research was fraudulent so this one is too
  4. “There's no evidence that” (there's plenty of it but also some negative studies)
  5. This researcher was interviewed by a tabloid/Russian media/right wing media
  6. Eroding the trust in institutions might cause countless deaths
  7. LOL
  8. ... (pretends nothing happened)
  9. Meta-analyses can be biased, except mine
  10. This researcher has political opinions
  11. The uneducated masses believe this so it must be wrong
  12. This researcher might be one of the most quoted of his/her field, (s)he's still marginal
  13. More research is necessary
  14. These dozens of studies might total thousands of patients, they're individually too small
  15. (What I believe to be) extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence
  16. If I exclude 90% of the trials based on my own criteria, the evidence is insufficient
  17. Research has shown it's untrue (shows research that has not shown it's untrue)
  18. Trust the science! (No, not this one)
  19. This researcher is mentioned in natural health blogs
  20. This new thing might drive people away from that old thing
  21. So you believe there's a conspiracy?
  22. Some similar research was fraudulent and I won't run the risk of being fooled
  23. Where is the 2 billion dollar trial?
  24. These thousands of reports are anecdotal