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August 5, 2005

CARTOON: Pay No Attention to That Scaremonger

By Marvin Winter

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This cartoon may be freely reprinted so long as Marvin Winter and ACSH.org are credited.  On a similar note, see ACSH's report Good Stories, Bad Science, a guide for journalists -- and consumers of journalism -- about how activist groups concoct scare stories.  For more Marvin Winter cartoons, go here and here.   

Drawing of Todd Seavey


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