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If I were Supreme Benevolent Dictator of the US, I would require all non-peer-reviewed, "scientific articles" to post a large banner above the headline saying,
"THIS ARTICLE MAY POSSIBLY BE COMPLETE NONSENSE."
If the article is written by a journalist with no scientific training, post-freshman-year-in-college, the footer should read,
"THIS JOURNALIST MAY NOT KNOW WHAT HE OR SHE IS TALKING ABOUT."
Furthermore, press releases that are "spun" into actual news stories will read
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