Some similarresearch wasfraudulent sothis one istoo...(pretendsnothinghappened)Trust thescience!(No, notthis one)LOLThe 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)Research hasshown it's untrue(shows researchthat has notshown it'suntrue)Meta-analyses canbe biased,except mineIf I exclude 90%of the trialsbased on myown criteria, theevidence isinsufficientEroding thetrust ininstitutionsmight causecountlessdeathsWhere isthe 2billiondollar trial?(What I believeto be)extraordinaryclaims requireextraordinaryevidenceThisresearcherhas politicalopinionsSo youbelievethere's aconspiracy?Correlationdoes notequalcausationThis newthing mightdrive peopleaway fromthat old thingThis researchermight be one ofthe most quoted ofhis/her field,(s)he's stillmarginalThesethousands ofreports areanecdotalThisresearcher ismentioned innaturalhealth blogsThese dozens ofstudies might totalthousands ofpatients, they'reindividually toosmallMoreresearchisnecessaryThis researcherwas interviewedby atabloid/Russianmedia/right wingmediaSome similarresearch wasfraudulent and Iwon't run therisk of beingfooledTheuneducatedmasses believethis so it mustbe wrongSome similarresearch wasfraudulent sothis one istoo...(pretendsnothinghappened)Trust thescience!(No, notthis one)LOLThe 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)Research hasshown it's untrue(shows researchthat has notshown it'suntrue)Meta-analyses canbe biased,except mineIf I exclude 90%of the trialsbased on myown criteria, theevidence isinsufficientEroding thetrust ininstitutionsmight causecountlessdeathsWhere isthe 2billiondollar trial?(What I believeto be)extraordinaryclaims requireextraordinaryevidenceThisresearcherhas politicalopinionsSo youbelievethere's aconspiracy?Correlationdoes notequalcausationThis newthing mightdrive peopleaway fromthat old thingThis researchermight be one ofthe most quoted ofhis/her field,(s)he's stillmarginalThesethousands ofreports areanecdotalThisresearcher ismentioned innaturalhealth blogsThese dozens ofstudies might totalthousands ofpatients, they'reindividually toosmallMoreresearchisnecessaryThis researcherwas interviewedby atabloid/Russianmedia/right wingmediaSome similarresearch wasfraudulent and Iwon't run therisk of beingfooledTheuneducatedmasses believethis so it mustbe wrong

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