Correlationdoes notequalcausationResearch hasshown it's untrue(shows researchthat has notshown it'suntrue)“There's noevidence that”(there's plenty ofit but also somenegativestudies)Thisresearcher ismentioned innaturalhealth blogs...(pretendsnothinghappened)Thesethousands ofreports areanecdotalThese dozens ofstudies might totalthousands ofpatients, they'reindividually toosmallWhere isthe 2billiondollar trial?Trust thescience!(No, notthis one)Thisresearcherhas politicalopinionsThe researchermight be one ofthe mostexperienced ofhis/her field, but(s)he clearly isgetting senileSome similarresearch wasfraudulent sothis one istooMeta-analyses canbe biased,except mineLOLSome similarresearch wasfraudulent and Iwon't run therisk of beingfooled(What I believeto be)extraordinaryclaims requireextraordinaryevidenceThis researchermight be one ofthe most quoted ofhis/her field,(s)he's stillmarginalMoreresearchisnecessaryThis newthing mightdrive peopleaway fromthat old thingSo youbelievethere's aconspiracy?If I exclude 90%of the trialsbased on myown criteria, theevidence isinsufficientTheuneducatedmasses believethis so it mustbe wrongThis researcherwas interviewedby atabloid/Russianmedia/right wingmediaEroding thetrust ininstitutionsmight causecountlessdeathsCorrelationdoes notequalcausationResearch hasshown it's untrue(shows researchthat has notshown it'suntrue)“There's noevidence that”(there's plenty ofit but also somenegativestudies)Thisresearcher ismentioned innaturalhealth blogs...(pretendsnothinghappened)Thesethousands ofreports areanecdotalThese dozens ofstudies might totalthousands ofpatients, they'reindividually toosmallWhere isthe 2billiondollar trial?Trust thescience!(No, notthis one)Thisresearcherhas politicalopinionsThe researchermight be one ofthe mostexperienced ofhis/her field, but(s)he clearly isgetting senileSome similarresearch wasfraudulent sothis one istooMeta-analyses canbe biased,except mineLOLSome similarresearch wasfraudulent and Iwon't run therisk of beingfooled(What I believeto be)extraordinaryclaims requireextraordinaryevidenceThis researchermight be one ofthe most quoted ofhis/her field,(s)he's stillmarginalMoreresearchisnecessaryThis newthing mightdrive peopleaway fromthat old thingSo youbelievethere's aconspiracy?If I exclude 90%of the trialsbased on myown criteria, theevidence isinsufficientTheuneducatedmasses believethis so it mustbe wrongThis researcherwas interviewedby atabloid/Russianmedia/right wingmediaEroding thetrust ininstitutionsmight causecountlessdeaths

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