from Facebook: Rupert Murdoch’s National Geographic jumps the shark

by MaryAnn Johanson

Wed, Nov 25, 2015

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Jurgan

Thu, Nov 26, 2015 3:28am

This turns out to be mostly false. The issue in question mostly pre-dated the Murdoch takeover. Still, not a good sign.

http://www.snopes.com/national-geographic-murdoch/

althea

reply to Jurgan

Thu, Nov 26, 2015 4:28pm

Thanks, Jurgan.

Also thanks, MaryAnn, for posting it so that Jurgan could bring the whole flap to our attention and we don’t get our knickers in a twist.

Bluejay

Thu, Nov 26, 2015 6:35pm

I’m inclined to hold off judgment until I know more about the article’s content. Maybe the “secret” revealed is that seemingly supernatural phenomena have perfectly reasonable explanations.

Danielm80

reply to Bluejay

Thu, Nov 26, 2015 7:09pm

So basically it’s an episode of Scooby-Doo.

Bluejay

reply to Danielm80

Fri, Nov 27, 2015 12:08am

In that sense, the entire history of science is an episode of Scooby-Doo. :-)

Danielm80

reply to Bluejay

Fri, Nov 27, 2015 6:54am

My favorite episode is “Scooby-Doo Meets the Insane Clown Posse.” Most of the episode is Velma trying to explain magnets and getting increasingly frustrated.

(I’m writing this in the middle of the night, and I can’t tell if it makes any sense, but I think it’s funny.)