False Assumption Registry

Correlational studies in nonexperimental research prove that racism causes microaggressions and that microaggressions cause harm to health and mental health.

Academic Freedom, Education, Psychology, Race & Ethnicity 6 sources

Lab Leak Branded ConspiracyGaining Recognition

SARS-CoV-2 originated naturally and lab-leak theories are baseless conspiracy theories.

Public Health, Science 3 sources

Academia Hires Men Over WomenGaining Recognition

Academic hiring, tenure, and promotions systematically favor men due to bias against women.

Academic Freedom, Education, Ideology, Psychology, Science, Workforce 3 sources

Sex Assigned at BirthStill Contested

Human sex is assigned at birth rather than biologically determined.

Academic Freedom, Biology, Education, Ideology, Public Health, Science, Sex & Gender 3 sources

Racial IQ Equality MythStill Contested

Races have identical average innate intelligence distributions.

Academic Freedom, Education, Ideology, Race & Ethnicity, Science 2 sources

Diversity Strength Ignores Cultural ClashesGaining Recognition

Multiculturalism and 'diversity is our strength' bring net benefits without significant downsides from incompatible cultural practices.

Culture, Healthcare, Immigration, Multiculturalism, Politics, Public Safety 2 sources

Implicit Bias IAT FlopGaining Recognition

The Implicit Association Test reliably measures unconscious racial bias causing discriminatory behavior.

Academic Freedom, Psychology, Public Health, Race & Ethnicity 2 sources

DEI Trainings Reduce BiasWidely Recognized

Diversity, equity, and inclusion trainings effectively reduce bias and improve discriminatory behavior.

Education, Psychology, Public Policy, Workforce 2 sources

Sociology's Blank Slate OrthodoxyStill Contested

Human beings are born as blank slates without meaningful innate differences, making all disparities in behavior and outcomes products of social forces alone.

Academic Freedom, Economy, Education, Ideology, Public Policy, Public Safety, Science 2 sources

Partisan Academia Not VulnerableGaining Recognition

American higher education and social sciences suffer no significant left-wing ideological corruption in theory, methods, hiring, teaching, grants, and publishing.

Academic Freedom, Education, Ideology 2 sources

Epstein Ties Safe for ElitesWidely Recognized

Elite associations with Jeffrey Epstein posed no serious reputational or moral risks.

Elites, Politics, Scandal 2 sources

Bank DeregulationGaining Recognition

Deregulating banking to encourage mergers and failures would efficiently modernize and strengthen America's financial system without harming local economies.

Economy, Finance, Regulation 2 sources

Policing Disparities Falsely Blamed on RacismStill Contested

Disparities in NYPD vehicle searches of Black and Latino drivers are due to intentional racial discrimination rather than reflecting their disproportionate involvement in violent crime.

Criminal Justice, Race & Ethnicity, Policing 1 sources

BLM Not Responsible For Homcide SpikeStill Contested

Black Lives Matter rhetoric and activism do not contribute to elevated homicide rates, particularly among Black victims.

Criminal Justice, Public Safety, Race & Ethnicity 1 sources

Woke Rhetoric Secures VotesGaining Recognition

Aggressively promoting Great Awokening ideology would not alienate non-black, non-transgender voters and would benefit Democrats electorally.

Politics, Elections, Ideology 1 sources

Regulators Face No Wrong PenaltyGaining Recognition

Administrative regulators possess sufficient knowledge and face adequate consequences to issue net-beneficial regulations.

Public Policy, Economy, Regulation, Public Health 1 sources

Trump Pact Corrupts ConservatismStill Contested

Supporting Donald Trump is a Faustian bargain worth making to defeat progressive wokeness without corrupting conservatism.

Politics, Ideology, Conservatism 1 sources

Freedoms Forge Sterile PolygamyGaining Recognition

Separating sex from reproduction via contraception, workforce entry, easy divorce, and dating apps would expand freedoms without collapsing fertility or pair-bonding.

Demographics, Family Policy, Gender Relations, Technology 1 sources

West Solely Blamed for SlaveryStill Contested

Western nations like Britain bear primary responsibility for African slavery and owe reparations, while ignoring equivalent involvement by China, Arabs, and African elites.

Politics, Race & Ethnicity, Foreign Policy, History 1 sources

Inherited Trauma Via EpigeneticsWidely Recognized

Environmental traumas like stress or racism are biologically inherited across multiple human generations via epigenetic modifications.

Science, Ideology, Race & Ethnicity 1 sources

Learning StylesWidely Recognized

Students learn best when teaching matches their preferred style like visual, auditory, or kinesthetic.

Education, Psychology 1 sources

Trauma Body MythGaining Recognition

Trauma embeds literally in body tissues, curable mainly by somatic processing.

Psychology, Public Health 1 sources

Facilitated CommunicationWidely Recognized

Facilitated communication enables non-verbal autistic people to authentically express thoughts via supporter guidance.

Psychology, Education 1 sources

Three cueingWidely Recognized

Children learn to read like they learn to speak, by guessing words from context using semantic, syntactic, and visual cues.

Education, Psychology 1 sources

Attachment Styles Fixed TraitsWidely Recognized

Infant attachment styles persist as fixed traits determining adult romantic relationships.

Psychology, Relationships 1 sources

Grief Follows Five StagesWidely Recognized

Grief progresses through predictable stages of denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance.

Psychology, Public Health 1 sources

Power Posing Boosts HormonesWidely Recognized

Adopting high-power poses for minutes raises testosterone, lowers cortisol, and enhances risk-taking.

Psychology 1 sources

Stereotype Threat Tanks PerformanceWidely Recognized

Reminding people of negative group stereotypes impairs their task performance.

Psychology, Race & Ethnicity, Education 1 sources

Transference Rules TherapyGaining Recognition

Clients unconsciously project past figures onto therapists, resolvable for cure.

Psychology 1 sources

Child Mental Health Epidemic IllusionGaining Recognition

The surge in child mental health diagnoses like ADHD, anxiety, and autism reflects a true epidemic of illness rather than diagnostic expansion, incentives, and social contagion.

Public Health, Education, Psychology 1 sources

Violence from Bad People or PovertyWidely Recognized

Gun violence stems primarily from bad individuals or material self-interest rather than situational factors.

Criminal Justice, Public Safety, Psychology 1 sources

Loyalty as Morality Pillar FallacyStill Contested

Loyalty is one of the core innate foundations of human morality.

Psychology, Ideology 1 sources

Peer Review Ensures TruthWidely Recognized

Publication in a peer-reviewed journal guarantees that findings are reliable, true, and replicable.

Science, Academia, Public Policy 1 sources

Implicit Bias Kills Black BabiesGaining Recognition

White doctors' implicit bias causes higher mortality in Black infants via discriminatory care.

Public Health, Psychology, Race & Ethnicity 1 sources

DEI Harms Ignored by ElitesGaining Recognition

DEI initiatives in academia and institutions are universally beneficial without significant downsides.

Academic Freedom, Education, Public Policy 1 sources

Stereotypes Are Inaccurate BiasesGaining Recognition

Stereotypes are rigid, inaccurate, and exaggerated generalizations that bias social perceptions and create powerful self-fulfilling prophecies perpetuating inequality.

Psychology, Academic Freedom, Ideology, Education 1 sources

AAUP Partisanship Defies Own WarningsGaining Recognition

Academic organizations can pursue uncritical partisan activism under the guise of academic freedom without inviting external interventions or harming universities.

Academic Freedom, Education, Ideology 1 sources

Whites Homogenous Privilege MythGaining Recognition

White Americans are a monolithic, uniformly advantaged racial group with no significant internal socioeconomic variation.

Academic Freedom, Education, Ideology, Race & Ethnicity 1 sources

Microaggression Research Fails ValidationGaining Recognition

Empirical research scientifically substantiates microaggressions as frequent, racism-driven acts with proven negative impacts.

Psychology, Academic Freedom, Race & Ethnicity, Education 1 sources

Left's Censorship Boomeranged on CampusesStill Contested

Progressive-led erosions of faculty free speech norms would not provoke reciprocal government punishments from the right upon gaining power.

Academic Freedom, Education, Politics, Ideology 1 sources

Incentives Ignore Culture MythGaining Recognition

Economic incentives operate identically across all human groups regardless of cultural differences.

Economy, Immigration, Public Policy 1 sources

Primitive Communism Was Ideal ModelWidely Recognized

Primitive communism in foraging societies was a peaceful, egalitarian system that could be scaled up to modern society with advanced technology.

Ideology, Politics, History, Anthropology 1 sources

Judges Rely on AI HallucinationsGaining Recognition

AI tools like ChatGPT are reliable substitutes for legal precedents and produce accurate citations and quotations in judicial judgments.

Judiciary, Technology, Law 1 sources

Equal Outcomes Signal JusticeGaining Recognition

A just society with equal opportunity will produce equal outcomes across demographic groups.

Social Justice, Public Policy, Race & Ethnicity 1 sources

DEI Does Not DescriminateGaining Recognition

DEI hiring practices do not discriminate against or disadvantage white millennial men.

Education, Public Policy, DEI, Hiring Discrimination 1 sources

Male-Only Voting MythWidely Recognized

Men held exclusive voting rights for most of human history while excluding women.

History, Politics, Gender Relations 1 sources

Victimhood Personality DenialGaining Recognition

Chronic victimhood is purely situational and not a maladaptive personality trait.

Psychology, Ideology 1 sources

Force Escalates ProtestsWidely Recognized

Aggressive policing and crackdowns effectively suppress protests and reduce collective action.

Criminal Justice, Public Safety, Politics 1 sources

Biases Warp Video PerceptionsStill Contested

Social identities cause automatic perceptual biases that make viewers literally see different events in the same police shooting videos.

Psychology, Criminal Justice, Public Safety 1 sources

Blue Zones LongevityGaining Recognition

Blue Zones are genuine regions of exceptional human longevity driven by unique lifestyles, diets, and social habits.

Public Health, Science, Longevity 1 sources

Private Equity Roll-Ups Boost EfficiencyGaining Recognition

Private equity consolidation of industries creates efficiencies that lower costs and improve services for consumers.

Economy, Antitrust, Public Policy 1 sources

Fat Envelopes Buy Antitrust MercyGaining Recognition

Corporate lobbyists and lawyers can use high-paid influence and 'fat envelopes' to override independent antitrust enforcement without ethical or legal repercussions.

Economy, Antitrust, Politics, Corruption 1 sources

Wall Street Financialization Destroyed iRobotGaining Recognition

Maximizing short-term shareholder value through offshoring, buybacks, and dropping R&D always enhances innovation, economic growth, and national security.

Economy, Antitrust, Technology, National Security 1 sources

Fed Wealth Effect FiascoGaining Recognition

Federal Reserve asset purchases stimulate the broad economy through wealth and portfolio effects.

Economy, Finance, Public Policy 1 sources

Price Discrimination Lowers Consumer PricesGaining Recognition

Price discrimination by large suppliers favoring dominant retailers like Walmart benefits consumers by lowering prices overall and fostering competition.

Economy, Antitrust, Public Policy 1 sources

Democrats Safe Ignoring Corporate PowerGaining Recognition

Democratic voters do not prioritize curbing corporate power, allowing party elites to align with big business without electoral backlash.

Politics, Economy, Antitrust 1 sources

Iraq Had WMDs and Al-Qaeda TiesWidely Recognized

Saddam Hussein's Iraq possessed stockpiles of weapons of mass destruction and maintained operational ties with al-Qaeda, justifying preemptive invasion.

Foreign Policy, Military, Intelligence 1 sources

IQ Tests Are Biased and PseudoscientificStill Contested

IQ tests are racially and class biased, unreliable for predicting outcomes or helping children, and the field of intelligence research is pseudoscientific.

Media, Psychology, Education 1 sources

Grooming Gangs Were Moral PanicStill Contested

Concerns about UK grooming gangs abusing white girls were a racist moral panic rather than evidence of crimes disproportionately perpetrated by Pakistani men.

Criminal Justice, Public Safety, Immigration, Race & Ethnicity 1 sources

Banks Self-Regulate Systemic RisksWidely Recognized

Financial institutions could effectively manage and disperse risks through internal practices, securitization, and derivatives without needing stringent regulatory oversight.

Economy, Finance, Regulation 1 sources