Separating fact from misinformation is a major barrier to public understanding of science and institutional adoption of evidence-based policy (UCS 2017). As described in Merchants of Doubt (Oreskes & Conway 2010), there are myriad examples of industry and special interests manufacturing doubt about scientific consensus to keep controversies alive and hinder policy changes regarding environmental and public health issues such as DDT, cigarette smoking, and climate change. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
