Correction: The HPV vaccine can prevent the cause of 70% of cervical cancers, not 96%. See citations below. <a href="patreon.com/thebunk" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Subscribe to Patreon!</a> Mentioned podcasts to listen to <a href="http://dissonancepod.com">Cognitive Dissonance</a> <a href="http://citationpod.com">Citation Needed</a> <a href="https://audioboom.com/channel/god-awful-movies">God Awful Movies</a> <a href="https://scathingatheist.com/">The Scathing Atheist</a> <a href="https://audioboom.com/channel/the-skepticrat">The Skepticrat</a> <a href="http://www.theskepticsguide.org/">Skeptics Guide to the Universe</a> <a href="http://carasantamaria.com/podcast/">Talk Nerdy</a> <a href="http://herdmentalitypodcast.com/">The Herd Mentality</a> <a href="http://www.thethinkingatheist.com/">The Thinking Atheist</a> &nbsp; Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation gets kicked out of India! <a href= "http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665/255353/1/WER9219.pdf?ua=1"> Original Claim</a> <a href= "http://ewao.com/2017/10/30/india-throws-out-gates-foundation-due-to-conflicts-of-interest-with-big-pharma/"> Older version of this article</a> <a href= "https://www.reuters.com/article/us-india-health-bmgf/india-cuts-some-funding-ties-with-gates-foundation-on-immunization-idUSKBN15N13K"> Reuters Article</a> <a href= "https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/centre-shuts-gate-on-bill-melinda-gates-foundation/articleshow/57028697.cms"> Economic Times of India article</a> <a href= "http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(11)60270-5/fulltext?rss%3Dyes"> SAMA letter to Lancet</a> <a href= "https://www.australianclinicaltrials.gov.au/what-clinical-trial/phases-clinical-trials"> Clinical trial phases</a> <a href= "http://www.politifact.com/global-news/statements/2016/dec/20/blog-posting/anti-vaccination-blog-revives-debunked-hpv-story/"> Politifact article on story</a> <a href= "http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665/255353/1/WER9219.pdf?ua=1"> WHO article on HPV vaccine</a> <a href= "https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4470159/">Safety and Efficacy Data on Vaccines and Immunization to Human Papillomavirus</a> <a href= "http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ijc.24116/abstract;jsessionid=8B9ABB2CF868F885B37C35A257FA726D.f04t04?systemMessage=Wiley+Online+Library+usage+report+download+page+will+be+unavailable+on+Friday+24th+November+2017+at+21%3A00+EST+%2F+02.00+GMT+%2F+10%3A00+SGT+%28Saturday+25th+Nov+for+SGT+"> Prevalence and type distribution of human papillomavirus in carcinoma and intraepithelial neoplasia of the vulva, vagina and anus: A meta-analysis</a> Lauren Thaxton, Alan G. Waxman, Cervical Cancer Prevention Medical Clinics of North America, Volume 99, Issue 3, Pages 469-477

The Bunk Episode 7: Don't Budgen (With Noah Lugeons)

The world of the media is full of untruths. From embellishments to straight out lies, from mainstream media to the social media, it seems that everybody is stretching to produce the most breaking and click-worthy story.
The impact of this large-scale misinformation can be insidious but damaging. People often end up taking bad medical advice based off a misreported journal article, or just after a while decide that science has no idea what it's talking about and stop listening all together. Innocent people can be targeted for something that they had no part in, or at least their actions are not as bad as are made out. Or perhaps there is more to a story. There are many motivations but the end result is the same, everybody is tired of the so-called "Fake News"
The Bunk aims to take a close look at stories, reporting only on the known facts and pointing out the gaps in our knowledge and acknowledging them as just that, gaps. We don't always know everything, and it's up to the audience to make up their minds based on the facts, not told what the facts are. The information will be presented with enough humour and candidness to be interesting, but stick to what is real. All the information will be cited, any information that cannot be backed up by factual research will either be completely left out, or declared as merely conjecture.