Kryotherapy – Freezing the Balls off a Brazen Quack
The Quackometer is far from perfect. Sometimes quackery slips though its little webbed feet and I need to update it. Often a story in the […]
An Holistic View of the Quackoblogosphere
For a while now, the quackometer has been regularly and automatically scanning various blogs for good writing about quackery. The end result is a twice-daily […]
QuackSafeTM Search Engine
Le Canard Noir is pleased to announce the arrival of the Quackometer QuackSafeTM Search Engine. Do you quickly need to debunk the latest fraudulent claim? […]
The Scent of a Quack…
At last, what appears to be some reasonable criticism of high street quackery in the Daily Mail… Well, it sort of starts out OK with […]
QuackSafeTM Surfing with the Quackometer Toolbar Button
Le Canard Noir is pleased to announce the arrival of the Quackometer QuackSafeTM Toolbar Button for Internet Explorer that will allow one-click access to the […]
Ethical Quackery, the Monarchy and Kate Moss
No, this is not about our Defender of Quackery, our Quack-in-Chief His Royal Quackiness, Prince Charles, but about the Distinguished Provost of the Royal College […]
Quack Word #40: ‘Energy’
Or ‘How to be debunked by a nine year old schoolgirl’ In the special world of the quack, the crank and the pseudo-scientist the word […]
“Once Dismissed as Hokum…” A Guide to Writing About Quackery in the Mail
“Once Dismissed as Hokum” is how Dr Danny Penman begins with a less-than-half-truth in his quacktasticly exceptional article about Spiritual Healing in the Daily Mail, […]
Organic Milk Is/Is Not Healthier
Those of you paying attention will have seen the quackometer spot these two stories from the past few weeks in the Daily Mail: Organic milk […]
Right Royal College of Pompous Quackery – Dublin
I had to share this with you. Following on from my recent Quack Word ‘Doctor’ blog, I came across the Royal College of Alternative Medicine […]