Some similarresearch wasfraudulent and Iwon't run therisk of beingfooledWhere isthe 2billiondollar trial?This newthing mightdrive peopleaway fromthat old thingTrust thescience!(No, notthis one)...(pretendsnothinghappened)This researchermight be one ofthe most quoted ofhis/her field,(s)he's stillmarginalSome similarresearch wasfraudulent sothis one istooLOLMeta-analyses canbe biased,except mineThisresearcher ismentioned innaturalhealth blogs(What I believeto be)extraordinaryclaims requireextraordinaryevidenceThe researchermight be one ofthe mostexperienced ofhis/her field, but(s)he clearly isgetting senile“There's noevidence that”(there's plenty ofit but also somenegativestudies)Correlationdoes notequalcausationTheuneducatedmasses believethis so it mustbe wrongSo youbelievethere's aconspiracy?Thesethousands ofreports areanecdotalIf I exclude 90%of the trialsbased on myown criteria, theevidence isinsufficientResearch hasshown it's untrue(shows researchthat has notshown it'suntrue)These dozens ofstudies might totalthousands ofpatients, they'reindividually toosmallThisresearcherhas politicalopinionsThis researcherwas interviewedby atabloid/Russianmedia/right wingmediaMoreresearchisnecessaryEroding thetrust ininstitutionsmight causecountlessdeathsSome similarresearch wasfraudulent and Iwon't run therisk of beingfooledWhere isthe 2billiondollar trial?This newthing mightdrive peopleaway fromthat old thingTrust thescience!(No, notthis one)...(pretendsnothinghappened)This researchermight be one ofthe most quoted ofhis/her field,(s)he's stillmarginalSome similarresearch wasfraudulent sothis one istooLOLMeta-analyses canbe biased,except mineThisresearcher ismentioned innaturalhealth blogs(What I believeto be)extraordinaryclaims requireextraordinaryevidenceThe researchermight be one ofthe mostexperienced ofhis/her field, but(s)he clearly isgetting senile“There's noevidence that”(there's plenty ofit but also somenegativestudies)Correlationdoes notequalcausationTheuneducatedmasses believethis so it mustbe wrongSo youbelievethere's aconspiracy?Thesethousands ofreports areanecdotalIf I exclude 90%of the trialsbased on myown criteria, theevidence isinsufficientResearch hasshown it's untrue(shows researchthat has notshown it'suntrue)These dozens ofstudies might totalthousands ofpatients, they'reindividually toosmallThisresearcherhas politicalopinionsThis researcherwas interviewedby atabloid/Russianmedia/right wingmediaMoreresearchisnecessaryEroding 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. Some similar research was fraudulent and I won't run the risk of being fooled
  2. Where is the 2 billion dollar trial?
  3. This new thing might drive people away from that old thing
  4. Trust the science! (No, not this one)
  5. ... (pretends nothing happened)
  6. This researcher might be one of the most quoted of his/her field, (s)he's still marginal
  7. Some similar research was fraudulent so this one is too
  8. LOL
  9. Meta-analyses can be biased, except mine
  10. This researcher is mentioned in natural health blogs
  11. (What I believe to be) extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence
  12. The researcher might be one of the most experienced of his/her field, but (s)he clearly is getting senile
  13. “There's no evidence that” (there's plenty of it but also some negative studies)
  14. Correlation does not equal causation
  15. The uneducated masses believe this so it must be wrong
  16. So you believe there's a conspiracy?
  17. These thousands of reports are anecdotal
  18. If I exclude 90% of the trials based on my own criteria, the evidence is insufficient
  19. Research has shown it's untrue (shows research that has not shown it's untrue)
  20. These dozens of studies might total thousands of patients, they're individually too small
  21. This researcher has political opinions
  22. This researcher was interviewed by a tabloid/Russian media/right wing media
  23. More research is necessary
  24. Eroding the trust in institutions might cause countless deaths