Debunk
verb
To expose or show that something is not true or not accurate.
The scientist debunked the theory that the Earth is flat.
Often appears as...
- debunk a myth
- debunk a theory
verb
To expose or show that something is not true or not accurate.
The scientist debunked the theory that the Earth is flat.
Often appears as...
- debunk a myth
- debunk a theory
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Challenging Falsehoods
Used when someone corrects a widely held but incorrect belief.
He debunked the myth that bats are blind.
Pro Tip 2/3Evidence-Based
Strong, scientific evidence or facts are often used to debunk.
Researchers debunked the claim with new study results.
Pro Tip 3/3Critical Approach
Implies a critical examination and questioning of ideas or beliefs.
Historians debunked the glorified account of the emperor's reign.
Pro Tip 1/3Challenging Falsehoods
Used when someone corrects a widely held but incorrect belief.
He debunked the myth that bats are blind.
Pro Tip 2/3Evidence-Based
Strong, scientific evidence or facts are often used to debunk.
Researchers debunked the claim with new study results.
Pro Tip 3/3Critical Approach
Implies a critical examination and questioning of ideas or beliefs.
Historians debunked the glorified account of the emperor's reign.
Pro Tip 1/3Challenging Falsehoods
Used when someone corrects a widely held but incorrect belief.
He debunked the myth that bats are blind.
Pro Tip 2/3Evidence-Based
Strong, scientific evidence or facts are often used to debunk.
Researchers debunked the claim with new study results.
Pro Tip 3/3Critical Approach
Implies a critical examination and questioning of ideas or beliefs.
Historians debunked the glorified account of the emperor's reign.
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How to separate fact and...
They were well respected. They were known. So this one wasn't a debunk, it was actually something that they could prove. And that was the job of the journalist. It was filtering all this stuff. And you were, instead of going and finding the information and bringing it back to the reader, you were holding back the stuff that was potentially damaging.
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Female Hyenas are Queens...
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The Surprising...
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Can you outsmart a troll...
and give them perceived legitimacy. You could message a few local journalists asking whether these rumors are true and express your concerns. By the time an article comes out debunking the rumors, people’s experiences of the truth will have become so warped
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6 essential lessons for...
let everyone you know talking about gender stereotypes and debunking these false assumptions can't survive being held up to the light of day. Number four, there are structural barriers too. Don't wait until you need help balancing work and family life
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Top 5 Best Animal...
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A small country with big...
We can do it differently. And it's time, it really is time, to debunk the myth that a country has to choose between development on the one hand and environmental protection, renewables, quality of life, on the other.
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Sarah Kurnick: "Aliens...
Should these monuments be left as they are, destroyed or put in museums and what should happen to the protestors who deface these monuments? Should they be praised for helping debunk myths of white supremacy?
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Nomava Zanazo: 4 myths...
And I think if you're a company and you don't figure out how to get into Africa now, in the right way, you might sadly miss the window. So let me help you by debunking some of these myths
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How false news can...
that may later be added as a citation for the very same wiki information, making it much harder to debunk. Recent advances in communication technology have had immeasurable benefits
Video examples
How to separate fact and...
They were well respected. They were known. So this one wasn't a debunk, it was actually something that they could prove. And that was the job of the journalist. It was filtering all this stuff. And you were, instead of going and finding the information and bringing it back to the reader, you were holding back the stuff that was potentially damaging.
Video examples
Female Hyenas are Queens...
greedy they have a bad public image but we're going to debunk the myths surrounding these misunderstood animals and explore some of the more positive character traits of the spotted hyena do females always lead their clan and what is it about hyenas that has allowed them to thrive
Video examples
The Surprising...
spent her career riding on their backs and diving among their shivers that's what you call a group of sharks who knew we'll explore their ancient past and their strange superpowers and we'll also debunk the myth of them being mindless killers it turns out you might
Video examples
Can you outsmart a troll...
and give them perceived legitimacy. You could message a few local journalists asking whether these rumors are true and express your concerns. By the time an article comes out debunking the rumors, people’s experiences of the truth will have become so warped
Video examples
6 essential lessons for...
let everyone you know talking about gender stereotypes and debunking these false assumptions can't survive being held up to the light of day. Number four, there are structural barriers too. Don't wait until you need help balancing work and family life
Video examples
Top 5 Best Animal...
greedy they have a bad public image but we're going to debunk the myths surrounding these misunderstood animals and explore some of the more positive character traits of the spotted hyena do females always lead their clan and what
Video examples
A small country with big...
We can do it differently. And it's time, it really is time, to debunk the myth that a country has to choose between development on the one hand and environmental protection, renewables, quality of life, on the other.
Video examples
Sarah Kurnick: "Aliens...
Should these monuments be left as they are, destroyed or put in museums and what should happen to the protestors who deface these monuments? Should they be praised for helping debunk myths of white supremacy?
Video examples
Nomava Zanazo: 4 myths...
And I think if you're a company and you don't figure out how to get into Africa now, in the right way, you might sadly miss the window. So let me help you by debunking some of these myths
Video examples
How false news can...
that may later be added as a citation for the very same wiki information, making it much harder to debunk. Recent advances in communication technology have had immeasurable benefits
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Henry Louis Gates
American Critic
It's important to debunk the myths of Africa being this benighted continent civilized only when white people arrived. In fact, Africans had been creators of culture for thousands of years before. These were very intelligent, subtle and sophisticated people, with organized societies and great art.
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Henry Rollins
American Musician
The perpetrators of the actual bad stuff that does real and lasting harm to people, like leakage of industrial chemicals into water systems, seem to get not so much as a second glance; the bloviation from media pundits and think tanks creates false problems that waste time and energy debunking.
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Rick Perlstein
American Historian
Empirical debunking cannot reach the deepest fear of the reactionary mind, which is that the state - that devouring leviathan - will soon swallow up all traces of human volition and dignity. The conclusion is based on conservative moral convictions that reason can't shake.
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Jesmyn Ward
American Novelist
We're all about pulling ourselves up by our bootstraps, et cetera - I think that's a harmful mythology, that the choices that we make and the things that we do in our lives are not connected to anything else. So I'd like to help to debunk that.
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Yael Cohen
South African Activist
I am always personalizing tees to fit my personality, cutting off rocker shirts, debunking the mold of what traditional 'work wear' means, and always wearing my cause.
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Synyster Gates
American Musician
I hate to debunk the myth - kids don't wanna hear it - but as songwriters, you have to polish your craft a little bit and hone it as much as possible.
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Thomas Sowell
American Economist
Few professors would dare to publish research or teach a course debunking the claims made in various ethnic, gender, or other 'studies' courses.
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Paul Craig Roberts
American Economist
I have no sympathy for debunking human achievements that, in the end, gave ordinary people liberty.
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Ash Sarkar
British Journalist
You can't debunk memes with facts. It's like bringing tap-shoes to a gunfight.
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Victor Vasarely
Hungarian Artist
I fight for the debunking of the artist and an end to individual pictures.
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Henry Louis Gates
American Critic
It's important to debunk the myths of Africa being this benighted continent civilized only when white people arrived. In fact, Africans had been creators of culture for thousands of years before. These were very intelligent, subtle and sophisticated people, with organized societies and great art.
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Henry Rollins
American Musician
The perpetrators of the actual bad stuff that does real and lasting harm to people, like leakage of industrial chemicals into water systems, seem to get not so much as a second glance; the bloviation from media pundits and think tanks creates false problems that waste time and energy debunking.
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Rick Perlstein
American Historian
Empirical debunking cannot reach the deepest fear of the reactionary mind, which is that the state - that devouring leviathan - will soon swallow up all traces of human volition and dignity. The conclusion is based on conservative moral convictions that reason can't shake.
Quote examples
Jesmyn Ward
American Novelist
We're all about pulling ourselves up by our bootstraps, et cetera - I think that's a harmful mythology, that the choices that we make and the things that we do in our lives are not connected to anything else. So I'd like to help to debunk that.
Quote examples
Yael Cohen
South African Activist
I am always personalizing tees to fit my personality, cutting off rocker shirts, debunking the mold of what traditional 'work wear' means, and always wearing my cause.
Quote examples
Synyster Gates
American Musician
I hate to debunk the myth - kids don't wanna hear it - but as songwriters, you have to polish your craft a little bit and hone it as much as possible.
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Thomas Sowell
American Economist
Few professors would dare to publish research or teach a course debunking the claims made in various ethnic, gender, or other 'studies' courses.
Quote examples
Paul Craig Roberts
American Economist
I have no sympathy for debunking human achievements that, in the end, gave ordinary people liberty.
Quote examples
Ash Sarkar
British Journalist
You can't debunk memes with facts. It's like bringing tap-shoes to a gunfight.
Quote examples
Victor Vasarely
Hungarian Artist
I fight for the debunking of the artist and an end to individual pictures.
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