New York Times

New York Times is implicated in the following disputes on Skeptive:

When was the last common ancestor of humans and chimpanzees? (view dispute report)

When did modern humans arrive in Europe? (view dispute report)

How many women develop depression at some point in their lives? (view dispute report)

What percentage of newborn American boys are circumcised? (view dispute report)

How should the federal government try Guantanamo detainess? (view dispute report)

Are boys more likely than girls to be math geniuses? (view dispute report)

Is marriage good for your health? (view dispute report)

Are children under 12 capable of abstract reasoning? (view dispute report)

Does exercise help with weight loss? (view dispute report)

Do guns prevent crime? (view dispute report)

What percentage of American-born Asians marry whites in the United States? (view dispute report)

Is eating fresh red meat bad for your heart? (view dispute report)

How many barrels per day were leaking in BP's 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill? (view dispute report)

What caused the extinction of large North American mammals about 40,000 years ago? (view dispute report)

Are men or women better able to tolerate cold temperatures? (view dispute report)

True or False? "The United States spends too much on its military." (view dispute report)

Are Israel's 1967 borders militarily defensible? (view dispute report)

When did humans master fire? (view dispute report)

Will Muammar Gadhafi remain in power in Libya? (view dispute report)

Is the movie "The Sitter" funny? (view dispute report)

How many deaths are caused by tobacco each year in the United States? (view dispute report)

In the clash between Israeli and Lebanese forces on Aug 3, 2010, which side of the border were the Israeli forces on? (view dispute report)

True or False? "Common Cause is now arguing that Justice Scalia and Justice Thomas should disqualify themselves from hearing campaign finance cases." (view dispute report)

True or False? "The no-fly zone in Iraq required large-scale attacks against its air defenses." (view dispute report)

Does magnetic therapy ease arthritis pain? (view dispute report)

Was Wikileaks right to release the State Department Cables? (view dispute report)

Can pregnant women drink coffee in moderation? (view dispute report)

True or False? "Scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration manipulated climate data to buttress the evidence in support of global warming." (view dispute report)

Are GMOs (genetically modified organisms) safe to eat? (view dispute report)

Does acupuncture work? (view dispute report)

How many nuclear warheads does the United States have? (view dispute report)

What was the best movie of 2010? (view dispute report)

What was the yield of the nuclear bomb dropped on Hiroshima? (view dispute report)

Did Johannes Gutenberg invent the printing press? (view dispute report)

Has Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad said that Israel should be "wiped off the map"? (view dispute report)

Should the United States implement a higher tax on gasoline? (view dispute report)

Should humans drink at least eight glasses of water per day? (view dispute report)

How long ago did Neanderthals die out? (view dispute report)

Is it better to have one designated study area, or to change locations? (view dispute report)

Would imposing a no-fly zone in Libya be easy? (view dispute report)

Is it true that babies more closely resemble their fathers? (view dispute report)

Where did humans first domesticate dogs? (view dispute report)

True or False? "In Operation Cast Lead, Israel deliberately targeted Palestinian civilians." (view dispute report)

What percentage of food is wasted in the United States? (view dispute report)

How many members does Alcoholics Anonymous have? (view dispute report)

Why did the Neanderthals die out? (view dispute report)

Is beer good for you? (view dispute report)

True or False? "The Bush tax cuts favored the rich." (view dispute report)

Did humans evolve from apes? (view dispute report)

How many people attended Glenn Beck's "Restoring Honor" rally? (view dispute report)

Is the PSA test helpful for men without symptoms of prostate cancer? (view dispute report)

True or False: The Roosevelt Administration had advance knowledge of Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor. (view dispute report)

Is Homo erectus the same species as modern Homo sapiens? (view dispute report)

What is the population of China? (view dispute report)

Should the EU bail out Greece? (view dispute report)

Is red wine or white wine better for your health? (view dispute report)

True or False? "dogs were first domesticated in East Asia." (view dispute report)

What is the area of the United States? (view dispute report)

True or False? "The nuclear power plant in Fukushima, Japan runs the risk of a Chernobyl-like release of radiation." (view dispute report)

Was there a genocide of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire in 1915? (view dispute report)

What was the magnitude of the earthquake off the coast of Japan on 3/11/2011? (view dispute report)

Did President Hoover favor laissez-faire economic policies? (view dispute report)

True or False? "Humans interbred with Neanderthals and the gene pools merged." (view dispute report)

Would leaving the Euro be good or bad for Greece? (view dispute report)

True or False? "Pilgrims ate popcorn at the first Thanksgiving dinner." (view dispute report)

Does drinking green tea lower your blood pressure? (view dispute report)

Do children have different learning styles? (view dispute report)

Is the tongue divided into different areas that perceive different tastes? (view dispute report)

Is it better for your weight to eat many smaller meals, or three larger meals? (view dispute report)

True or False? "President Hoover was big-spending and economically interventionist." (view dispute report)

What is the dollar value of a human life? (view dispute report)

Is it important to keep your sutures dry after surgery? (view dispute report)

Did Mormon prophet Joseph Smith fabricate the Book of Abraham? (view dispute report)

What is the pay gap between similarly qualified men and women in the United States? (view dispute report)

Did Thomas Jefferson father a child with his slave, Sally Hemings? (view dispute report)

Should the laws in the United States regulating guns be made more strict? (view dispute report)

Will Sarah Palin run for president in 2012? (view dispute report)

Should the United States repeal the "Don't Ask Don't Tell" policy barring homosexuals from serving openly in the military? (view dispute report)

How many people have been killed in Syria's recent uprising against Bashar al-Assad? (view dispute report)

Is fertility greater after a miscarriage? (view dispute report)

Can you catch a disease from sitting on a toilet seat? (view dispute report)

What percentage of scientists believe in god? (view dispute report)

Should the West intervene militarily in Libya's civil war? (view dispute report)

Are women or men more likely to be bitten by mosquitoes? (view dispute report)

True or False? "Drinking lots of water helps the skin appear beautiful." (view dispute report)

Can dogs smell cancer in humans? (view dispute report)

What is the greatest novel ever written? (view dispute report)

In the Bible, what was the cause of God's wrath towards the city of Sodom? (view dispute report)

Does drinking alcohol kill brain cells? (view dispute report)

Are troops going to start leaving Afghanistan in July 2011? (view dispute report)

Is hydrogen peroxide a good disinfectant for small wounds? (view dispute report)

What percentage of the Egyptian population is Coptic Christian? (view dispute report)

How many babies are born each year in the United States to illegal immigrants? (view dispute report)

True or false? "Exercising with high numbers of repetitions of low weight improves muscle definition." (view dispute report)

How many people were killed in the Japanese earthquake of 3/11/2011? (view dispute report)

Is global warming occurring? (view dispute report)

Is sugar toxic? (view dispute report)

Are the differences between men and women inborn, or are they due solely to social conditioning? (view dispute report)

Is caffeine addictive? (view dispute report)

True or False? "Zinc supplements help ease symptoms of the common cold and may prevent the virus altogether." (view dispute report)

Is there such thing as "post abortion syndrome"? (view dispute report)

Do vitamins interfere with sleep? (view dispute report)

Does education make people more or less religious? (view dispute report)

How much larger is the male brain than the female brain? (view dispute report)

Is it better to study distinct but related concepts in one sitting, or to focus study intensely on a single thing. (view dispute report)

What percentage of Asians marry non-Asians in the United States? (view dispute report)

Does counting sheep help you fall asleep? (view dispute report)

Does Listerine help repel mosquitoes? (view dispute report)

Did the United States government ever give blankets infected with smallpox to the Indians? (view dispute report)

Which freezes more quickly: cold water or hot water? (view dispute report)

Does drinking a lot of water good for your complexion? (view dispute report)

How much does the ethanol subsidy cost? (view dispute report)

Are Tea Party sympathizers better educated or less educated than the average American? (view dispute report)

Is the Obama Administration seeking to ban sport fishing by executive order? (view dispute report)

Does eating garlic help to ward off colds? (view dispute report)

True or False? "if we fight the terrorists abroad, we won't have to fight them here." (view dispute report)

Does PMS exist? (view dispute report)

Does cocoa butter prevent stretch marks? (view dispute report)

Which boils more quickly: cold water or hot water? (view dispute report)

Can animals be homosexual? (view dispute report)

Did humans evolve from other animals? (view dispute report)

Did European settlers ever deliberately give blankets infected with smallpox to the Indians? (view dispute report)

Do vaccines cause autism? (view dispute report)

Will Newt Gingrich run for President in 2012? (view dispute report)

What percentage of white Americans carry the Cystic Fibrosis gene? (view dispute report)

Is brown sugar better for your health than white sugar? (view dispute report)

What percentage of women are affected by PMS? (view dispute report)

True or False? "Michelle Obama wants the government to pay for breast pumps." (view dispute report)

Should high-capacity magazines (those capable of holding more than 10 rounds of ammunition) be banned? (view dispute report)

How old is the Earth? (view dispute report)

Which are cleaner, men's bathrooms or women's bathrooms? (view dispute report)

How many Jews died in the Holocaust? (view dispute report)

When did the I-35 bridge in Minnesota collapse? (view dispute report)

Are we winning the War on Drugs? (view dispute report)

Does taking the birth control pill make you gain weight? (view dispute report)

True or False? "Women are more likely to be depressed than men." (view dispute report)

True or False? "'The Apprentice' is currently in its tenth season." (view dispute report)

Did Australopithecus afarensis walk upright or on all fours? (view dispute report)

What film will win the Best Picture Oscar for 2011? (view dispute report)

True or False? "Higher imprisonment rates leads to lower crime." (view dispute report)

Does morning sickness indicate that the baby is more likely to be a girl? (view dispute report)

True or False? "Broken bones heal stronger than before." (view dispute report)

What is the easiest college major? (view dispute report)

True or False? "Indians are the wealthiest among all ethnic groups in America." (view dispute report)

How big is the sun? (view dispute report)

True or False? "Creationism, Creation Science, and Intelligent Design are scientific." (view dispute report)

True or False? "As VP candidate, Sarah Palin ran up a $150,000 bill for clothes for herself and her family." (view dispute report)

True or False? "Marco Polo introduced pasta to Italy." (view dispute report)

True or False? "The Fukushima, Japan nuclear power plant is safe now and will stay safe." (view dispute report)

True or False? "Hezbollah is responsible for the 2005 assassination of Lebanese leader Rafik Hariri." (view dispute report)

Where was Barack Obama born? (view dispute report)

How many women experience PMS at some point in their lives? (view dispute report)

True or False? "Same-sex penguin pairs are homosexual." (view dispute report)

True or False? "The charred bits of grilled meat can cause cancer." (view dispute report)

True or False? "Barack Obama was born in Hawaii." (view dispute report)

True or False? "Senator Richard Blumenthal served in Vietnam." (view dispute report)

True or False? "Public schooling is a socialist institution." (view dispute report)

Who killed President John F. Kennedy? (view dispute report)

Does zinc help children fight of ear infections? (view dispute report)

Who is the most beautiful man in the world? (view dispute report)

True or False? "According to the Bible, abortion is murder." (view dispute report)

Did the ancient Israelites wander in the Sinai after the exodus from Egypt? (view dispute report)

Who planned and executed the attacks of 9/11? (view dispute report)

Does drinking water keep your skin from drying out? (view dispute report)

Was John McCain born in the Panama Canal Zone? (view dispute report)

True or False? "If you swallow gum, it will take years to pass through your digestive tract." (view dispute report)

How did the ancient Jews come to control the land of Israel? (view dispute report)

When a person is having a seizure, should onlookers put something in his mouth to keep him from biting off his tongue? (view dispute report)

True or False? "The oil, coal and utility industries have collectively spent $500 million just since the beginning of 2009 to lobby against legislation to address climate change and to defeat candidates who support it." (view dispute report)

True or False? "Ms. Boxer has been on the outer rim of Republican targets this year. " (view dispute report)

True or False? "But Ms. Boxer is struggling right through these final days of her campaign for a fourth term in the Senate. " (view dispute report)

True or False? "96.4 billion pounds of the 356 billion pounds of edible food in the United States was never eaten." (view dispute report)

True or False? "Sleeping on the right side aggravates heartburn; sleeping on the left tends to calm it." (view dispute report)

True or false: "Outright sexism is no longer the main barrier to gender equality in pay." (view dispute report)

True or False? "American intelligence officials created a “safe haven” in the United States for Nazis and their collaborators after World War II." (view dispute report)

True or False? "10,000 Nazis made it into the United States and found shelter here." (view dispute report)

True or False? "The federal government can order religious groups not to discriminate as a condition of federal financing." (view dispute report)

True or False? "It was already known that two South Korean marines had been killed in the artillery exchange, which lasted for about an hour on Tuesday afternoon. " (view dispute report)

True or False? "America is abandoning marriage." (view dispute report)

True or False? "Every day 80 people are killed by firearms in America." (view dispute report)

True or False? "Owning a gun makes it more likely that you will be shot." (view dispute report)

True or False? "What Mr. Obama’s budget is most definitely not is a blueprint for dealing with the real long-term problems that feed the budget deficit: rising health care costs, an aging population and a refusal by lawmakers to face the inescapable need (view dispute report)

How many people have been killed in this month's pro-democracy protests in Bahrain? (view dispute report)

True or False? "She said that some activists translated excerpts of Mr. Sharp’s work into Arabic, and that his message of “attacking weaknesses of dictators” stuck with them." (view dispute report)

True or False? "14 to 62 percent of the 165 million dogs and cats in the United States sleep in bed with humans." (view dispute report)

True or False? "It is dangerous to let a dog lick your wound." (view dispute report)

True or False? "37 percent of women had suffered significant physical or sexual abuse by the age of 21." (view dispute report)

When you're feeling depressed, is it better to ignore it, or to "let it all out"? (view dispute report)

True or False? "Antidepressants are effective and necessary in treating certain kinds of depression." (view dispute report)

True or False? "The Founding Fathers supported vaccination." (view dispute report)

True or False? "Toilet seats are cleaner than objects that are touched with hands." (view dispute report)

True or False? "Office workstations contain an average of 400 times as many germs as toilet seats." (view dispute report)

Should the federal government disband the United States Institute for Peace (USIP)? (view dispute report)

Should the United States intervene unilaterally in Libya, if it cannot get international support? (view dispute report)

True or False? "Each year, 100,000 people in the United States die from hospital-acquired infections that are resistant to antibiotics, according to the Infectious Diseases Society of America." (view dispute report)

True or False? "A baby eel is called an elver." (view dispute report)

True or False? "America puts many more of its citizens in prison than any other nation." (view dispute report)

True or False? "Ethanol is 60 percent cleaner than conventional gasoline." (view dispute report)

True or False? "Ethanol from sugar cane does not have the same impact on food production as ethanol from corn." (view dispute report)

True or False? "Sugar cane is responsible for deforestation in Brazil." (view dispute report)

True or False? "Misuse of alcohol accounts for 100,000 deaths a year." (view dispute report)

Are softer surfaces (like dirt) more healthy for runners than harder surfaces (like pavement)? (view dispute report)

True or False? "Coptic Christians make up about 10 percent of Egypt's population." (view dispute report)

True or False? "President Roosevelt’s biggest problem was that he’d done too little — that the Depression required a response bigger than even Roosevelt’s New Deal." (view dispute report)

True or False? "In a depressed economy, cutting spending can lead to deflation." (view dispute report)

True or False? "During the reign of King David, Israel was a united monarchy ruling over many lands." (view dispute report)

True or False? "The most underrepresented groups on elite campuses often aren’t racial minorities; they’re working-class whites (and white Christians in particular) from conservative states and regions." (view dispute report)

True or False? "Acetaminophen increases the risk of childhood asthma." (view dispute report)

True or False? "Any Palestinian state must be demilitarized." (view dispute report)

True or False? "No “new” characteristics appear in ANY species (it would be like trying to play keys on a piano that aren't there) except by mutation - which ALWAYS means a degradation of the offspring’s quality of life - which is opposite of the evolutio (view dispute report)

Is the drug Marinol effective? (view dispute report)