Media panic, health scares, paranoia, and conspiracy theories http://www.panicwatch.org For whatever reason, the past week has seen more than its share of apocalyptic scare stories. It seems that with the convergence of economic woes, winter weather, and two big earthquakes, doomsayers ... http://www.panicwatch.org/article.pl?title=Week%20Of%20The%20Apocalypse http://www.panicwatch.org/article.pl?title=Week%20Of%20The%20Apocalypse The Mid-Atlantic was deluged with 24-40" of snow over the weekend, including the Panic Watch! Headquarters building near Washington DC. We've been digging ourselves out with industrial hydraulic dril... http://www.panicwatch.org/article.pl?title=Snowmageddon%202010 http://www.panicwatch.org/article.pl?title=Snowmageddon%202010 In case you missed it, last week The Lancet retracted its 1998 paper about a link between vaccines and autism. This story has served as the bedrock for much of the vaccine quack argument for the past... http://www.panicwatch.org/article.pl?title=12-year-old%20Vaccine-Autism%20Paper%20Retracted http://www.panicwatch.org/article.pl?title=12-year-old%20Vaccine-Autism%20Paper%20Retracted Happy Halloween, folks! It's time to head up to the attic, find yourself a costume, and get scarin'. Here's a few of our officially endorsed choices for 2009. Authentic Bigfoot. Check yo... http://www.panicwatch.org/article.pl?title=Happy%20Halloween http://www.panicwatch.org/article.pl?title=Happy%20Halloween It's not time to hand out the Panic Watch! True Genius Award just yet, but Freeman is certainly standing atop the pile. Freeman is usually introduced Richard Dolan-style: by announcing his academic... http://www.panicwatch.org/article.pl?title=Freeman http://www.panicwatch.org/article.pl?title=Freeman BREAKING: The city of Chicago survives to see another day after nearly being NUKED by the government! The website 922warning.com appeared just over a week ago, warning that such an event was like... http://www.panicwatch.org/article.pl?title=Chicago%20Survives%209%2F22 http://www.panicwatch.org/article.pl?title=Chicago%20Survives%209%2F22 "It says right here there's this new strain of swine flu that could turn into a pandemic? Like I don't know much about science, you know? I don't pretend to be an e-pee-demiologist. Sometimes I do,... http://www.panicwatch.org/article.pl?title=Profundity http://www.panicwatch.org/article.pl?title=Profundity A new disaster movie based on the coming 2012 Mayan apocalypse? From the makers of The Day After Tomorrow??? How can we lose????????????? Wait here's a fun game. Watch these two trailers and see... http://www.panicwatch.org/article.pl?title=2012%3A%20The%20Movie http://www.panicwatch.org/article.pl?title=2012%3A%20The%20Movie Just about the same time malls and Wal-Marts are bringing out the holiday favors, the winter Flu scare has gotten a nice early start this year. ...flu pandemic expected to return to the USA this fall... http://www.panicwatch.org/article.pl?title=Starting%20Flu%20Panic%20Early http://www.panicwatch.org/article.pl?title=Starting%20Flu%20Panic%20Early From asciiartfarts: ... http://www.panicwatch.org/article.pl?title=Fist%20Flu http://www.panicwatch.org/article.pl?title=Fist%20Flu