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dc.contributor.authorGrech, Victor E.-
dc.contributor.authorMasukume, Gwinyai-
dc.date.accessioned2018-01-08T09:19:11Z-
dc.date.available2018-01-08T09:19:11Z-
dc.date.issued2017-
dc.identifier.citationGrech, V. E., & Masukume, G. (2017). Fake news of baby booms 9 months after major sporting events distorts the public's understanding of early human development science. Early Human Development, 115, 16-17.en_GB
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/25520-
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: In France on 27/6/16, Iceland's men's national football team won 2-1, knocking England out of the UEFA European Championship. Result: Nine months after this momentous Icelandic victory, Ásgeir Pétur Þorvaldsson a medical doctor in Iceland, posted a tweet in jest suggesting that a baby boom had occurred as a result of increased celebratory coital activity following the win. The media covered this widely but statistical analysis shows otherwise and this was confirmed by the original tweet source. Discussion: Given the increase in fake scientific news, it is especially important for scientists to correct misinformation lest the public loses trust in science or gains a distorted understanding of known facts.en_GB
dc.language.isoenen_GB
dc.publisherElsevier Ireland Ltd.en_GB
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccessen_GB
dc.subjectPublic opinionen_GB
dc.subjectChildbirth -- Statisticsen_GB
dc.titleFake news of baby booms 9 months after major sporting events distorts the public's understanding of early human development scienceen_GB
dc.typearticleen_GB
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dc.description.reviewedpeer-revieweden_GB
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2017.08.007-
dc.publication.titleEarly Human Developmenten_GB
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