Category Archives: forensic fraud

Forensics fraud eradicator. Law Review focuses on regulating junk forensics (i.e bitemarks) by applying ABA ethical rule 3.8 violations onto prosecutors.

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Forensics: Hard data supports this. The #AAFS ignores it. Bitemark evidence can send wrong person to prison, death row, UB professor says – University at Buffalo

Mary Bush can speak to the media on the validity of bite mark analysis as evidence in criminal investigations, and on methods to identify victims using dental records and DNA evidence. — Read on http://www.buffalo.edu/news/releases/2023/07/bitemark-evidence-mary-bush.html

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Forensics: Victorian Pseudoscience on a Netflix Budget: “Ancient Apocalypse” and the Paradox of Science Communication Online

Much like the bitemark believers who hold sway in the #AAFS hierarchy. They substitute data for a word salad of their “science ” As scholars and investigators of conspiracy theory communities have noted, people who cling to these ideas long … Continue reading

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Forensics: Fake Missing Persons Case. Rudy Farias: A Texas man reported missing as a teen 8 years ago has been at home with his mom all along, police say.

A Texas man reported missing eight years ago as a teen actually returned home a day later and has been there all along with his mother, who deceived police by giving fake names and insisting he was gone in the … Continue reading

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Forensics: Anti-science Wisconsin Republicans block meningitis vaccine requirement for students | AP News

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Legislature on Wednesday voted to stop Democratic Gov. — Read on apnews.com/article/republicans-wisconsin-meningitis-chickenpox-vaccine-mandates-5d0b774f8832e75ab8e40e96f7e583c7

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‘Flawed’ bitemark evidence in court could lead to wrongful convictions, even death sentences – Study Finds – @The_AAFS

The American Academy of Forensics Sciences should pay attention and remove these dentists’ accreditation. According to the findings, bitemarks on skin do not transfer accurately, and even minor distortions could potentially match a large number of individuals. — Read on … Continue reading

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Forensics: Journal of the California Dental Association. “Bitemark evidence has led to wrongful convictions and death sentences.”

“We find bitemark transfer to skin is not reliable.” https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/19424396.2023.2191391 — Read on http://www.inforney.com/content/tncms/live/

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Forensics: Big No No. Fake ChatGPT Cases Costs Lawyers $5,000 Plus Embarrassment

Two Manhattan lawyers fined $5,000 for filing a ChatGPT-generated court brief could still face additional discipline, but the public attention they’re getting may be the worst of the punishment. — Read on news.bloomberglaw.com/business-and-practice/fake-chatgpt-cases-costs-lawyers-5-000-plus-embarrassment

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Forensics: looking at liars and thieves within our midst.

Forensics: Looking at junk bitemark believers through the lens of Pseudoarchaeology . My Arch prof @AndrewKinkella collates the similarities point by point. It boils down to lies, science denials and undercutting critics.

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Fake Forensics: Junk science’: Former tobacco lobbyist claims wildfire smoke poses no health risk

A former tobacco lobbyist-turned-Fox News contributor bucked health experts by claiming on air that smoke billowing over the Northeast from Canadian wildfires will do people no harm.Speaking on The Ingraham Angle Wednesday, Steve Milloy said that the warning about the … Continue reading

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