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Last Week Tonight Reveals the Truth Behind Many Those Miracle/Terrifying Scientific Studies You Hear About All the Time

May 9, 2016
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Whether it be a secret to weight loss or what just might give you cancer, there are many very premature, non peer-reviewed scientific studies that often getting peddled as scientific breakthroughs by the morning news and even TED Talks.

John Oliver and his team at Last Week Tonight exposed the misinformation that has been spread for years in their latest deep dive segment. 

They also have a fun bit where Jon Benjamin gives a B.S. TED-style talk.

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