Thisresearcherhas politicalopinionsThis newthing mightdrive peopleaway fromthat old thingSo youbelievethere's aconspiracy?(What I believeto be)extraordinaryclaims requireextraordinaryevidenceCorrelationdoes notequalcausation“There's noevidence that”(there's plenty ofit but also somenegativestudies)Thesethousands ofreports areanecdotalThis researchermight be one ofthe most quoted ofhis/her field,(s)he's stillmarginalMoreresearchisnecessarySome similarresearch wasfraudulent sothis one istooIf I exclude 90%of the trialsbased on myown criteria, theevidence isinsufficientSome similarresearch wasfraudulent and Iwon't run therisk of beingfooledTrust thescience!(No, notthis one)Meta-analyses canbe biased,except mineLOL...(pretendsnothinghappened)Where isthe 2billiondollar trial?Eroding thetrust ininstitutionsmight causecountlessdeathsThe researchermight be one ofthe mostexperienced ofhis/her field, but(s)he clearly isgetting senileThis researcherwas interviewedby atabloid/Russianmedia/right wingmediaResearch hasshown it's untrue(shows researchthat has notshown it'suntrue)Theuneducatedmasses believethis so it mustbe wrongThese dozens ofstudies might totalthousands ofpatients, they'reindividually toosmallThisresearcher ismentioned innaturalhealth blogsThisresearcherhas politicalopinionsThis newthing mightdrive peopleaway fromthat old thingSo youbelievethere's aconspiracy?(What I believeto be)extraordinaryclaims requireextraordinaryevidenceCorrelationdoes notequalcausation“There's noevidence that”(there's plenty ofit but also somenegativestudies)Thesethousands ofreports areanecdotalThis researchermight be one ofthe most quoted ofhis/her field,(s)he's stillmarginalMoreresearchisnecessarySome similarresearch wasfraudulent sothis one istooIf I exclude 90%of the trialsbased on myown criteria, theevidence isinsufficientSome similarresearch wasfraudulent and Iwon't run therisk of beingfooledTrust thescience!(No, notthis one)Meta-analyses canbe biased,except mineLOL...(pretendsnothinghappened)Where isthe 2billiondollar trial?Eroding thetrust ininstitutionsmight causecountlessdeathsThe researchermight be one ofthe mostexperienced ofhis/her field, but(s)he clearly isgetting senileThis researcherwas interviewedby atabloid/Russianmedia/right wingmediaResearch hasshown it's untrue(shows researchthat has notshown it'suntrue)Theuneducatedmasses believethis so it mustbe wrongThese dozens ofstudies might totalthousands ofpatients, they'reindividually toosmallThisresearcher ismentioned innaturalhealth blogs

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