scaremongering
Are a Tenth of the UK's 12-Year-Olds Really 'Addicted' to Porn?
A report released this week claimed that a huge number of kids are addicted to pornography. Thing is, porn addiction isn't even a recognized condition.
What Republicans Really Mean When They Talk About Immigration
It's easy to chalk up the GOP's hard right midterm turn on immigration to conservative fearmongering and vague doomsday panic, that's not the whole story.
Politicians in America's Heartland Are Spreading Fear to Get Votes
You know an election is coming up when candidates from both parties are sowing fear and disinformation about the threat the Islamic State poses to the US.
The Truth Won't Save Britain's Dumb Public
Stats won't beat the tabloids who are scaring people stupid.
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