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All lies? Scientists threatened with legal action over lie detector article

4 pointsby nickbover 16 years ago

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RiderOfGiraffesover 16 years ago
There's a similar case underway at the moment in the courts of England and Wales. Simon Singh wrote an article saying that many of the claims of the British Chiropractic Society have no evidence to support them. The BCA have sued for libel. Simon is defending.<p>You can read more:<p><a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=singh+libel" rel="nofollow">http://www.google.com/search?q=singh+libel</a><p>Here are some of the hits:<p><a href="http://draust.wordpress.com/2008/12/23/it%E2%80%99s-quiet%E2%80%A6-too-quiet/" rel="nofollow">http://draust.wordpress.com/2008/12/23/it%E2%80%99s-quiet%E2...</a><p><a href="http://jackofkent.blogspot.com/2008/11/on-bcas-case-against-simon-singh.html" rel="nofollow">http://jackofkent.blogspot.com/2008/11/on-bcas-case-against-...</a><p><a href="http://counterknowledge.com/2009/01/simon-singh-discovers-the-first-refuge-of-the-counterknowledge-merchant-when-cornered-sue/" rel="nofollow">http://counterknowledge.com/2009/01/simon-singh-discovers-th...</a>