Eroding thetrust ininstitutionsmight causecountlessdeaths...(pretendsnothinghappened)Trust thescience!(No, notthis one)Meta-analyses canbe biased,except mine“There's noevidence that”(there's plenty ofit but also somenegativestudies)This researchermight be one ofthe most quoted ofhis/her field,(s)he's stillmarginalLOLIf I exclude 90%of the trialsbased on myown criteria, theevidence isinsufficientThisresearcherhas politicalopinionsThe researchermight be one ofthe mostexperienced ofhis/her field, but(s)he clearly isgetting senileSo youbelievethere's aconspiracy?This researcherwas interviewedby atabloid/Russianmedia/right wingmediaThese dozens ofstudies might totalthousands ofpatients, they'reindividually toosmallThis newthing mightdrive peopleaway fromthat old thingThisresearcher ismentioned innaturalhealth blogsResearch hasshown it's untrue(shows researchthat has notshown it'suntrue)Theuneducatedmasses believethis so it mustbe wrongThesethousands ofreports areanecdotalCorrelationdoes notequalcausationMoreresearchisnecessarySome similarresearch wasfraudulent sothis one istooWhere isthe 2billiondollar trial?(What I believeto be)extraordinaryclaims requireextraordinaryevidenceSome similarresearch wasfraudulent and Iwon't run therisk of beingfooledEroding thetrust ininstitutionsmight causecountlessdeaths...(pretendsnothinghappened)Trust thescience!(No, notthis one)Meta-analyses canbe biased,except mine“There's noevidence that”(there's plenty ofit but also somenegativestudies)This researchermight be one ofthe most quoted ofhis/her field,(s)he's stillmarginalLOLIf I exclude 90%of the trialsbased on myown criteria, theevidence isinsufficientThisresearcherhas politicalopinionsThe researchermight be one ofthe mostexperienced ofhis/her field, but(s)he clearly isgetting senileSo youbelievethere's aconspiracy?This researcherwas interviewedby atabloid/Russianmedia/right wingmediaThese dozens ofstudies might totalthousands ofpatients, they'reindividually toosmallThis newthing mightdrive peopleaway fromthat old thingThisresearcher ismentioned innaturalhealth blogsResearch hasshown it's untrue(shows researchthat has notshown it'suntrue)Theuneducatedmasses believethis so it mustbe wrongThesethousands ofreports areanecdotalCorrelationdoes notequalcausationMoreresearchisnecessarySome similarresearch wasfraudulent sothis one istooWhere isthe 2billiondollar trial?(What I believeto be)extraordinaryclaims requireextraordinaryevidenceSome similarresearch wasfraudulent and Iwon't run therisk of beingfooled

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