The Skeptic Zone #544 - 24.March.2019

Australian Skeptics Inc on Christchurch Tragedy Australian Skeptics Inc (and this podcast) is deeply saddened by the horrific terrorist attack in Christchurch on Friday which targeted the Muslim community.

https://www.skeptics.com.au/2019/03/19/aust-skeptics-inc-on-christchurch-tragedy/

Social Media Crackdown on Anti-Vax More and more social media outlets are cracking down on the misinformation of the anti-VAX crowd.

https://thehill.com/policy/technology/435207-instagram-to-block-anti-vaccine-hashtags-amid-misinformation-crackdown

https://www.wired.com/story/facebook-anti-vaccine-crack-down/

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2019/03/22/gofundme-joins-facebook-instagram-and-pinterest-anti-vax-crackdown/3249907002/

https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/20/health/kentucky-governor-children-chickenpox/index.html

The Raw Skeptic Report... With Heidi Robertson Past winner of the Australian Skeptics bent spoon award Pete Evans, now seems to be jumping into the murky waters of Anti-VAX rhetoric and 5G fears.

Readers' Indigestible From the pages of "The Skeptic" magazine, the Journal from Australian Skeptics. Tim Mendham looks at those 'other' publications, where skepticism is a dirty word ... sometimes. One is an extreme example of niceness, with lashings of all things New Age that will give you a sugar rush of epic proportions. The other is more down to earth ... literally.

https://www.skeptics.com.au/the-magazine/