| 单词 | snake oil |
| 例句 | “Just look at his loot. Who knows how many other innocent people he’s hoodwinked into buying that snake oil. I insist that he be put under arrest.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Two weeks after her burial, Rose’s husband arrived loaded with ingots of gold for the children, two-dollar pieces for the women and snake oil for the men. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Tissue culture was the stuff of racism, creepy science fiction, Nazis, and snake oil. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z We’re on the huge floor of the Olympia exhibition centre, where stalls stretch out in every direction, and the scent of snake oil is rising. You had me at 'vagina rejuvenation': my weird day out at an anti-ageing exhibition 2015-05-18T04:00:00Z There Will Be Blood was about entrepreneurial capitalism; was about entrepreneurial religion, gimcrack philosophy, prospecting for snake oil. The 10 best films of 2012, No 1 – The Master 2012-12-13T22:00:28Z Will the American thirst for snake oil ever be quenched? Meet the Man Who Spun the Media, Scammed Followers and Named Himself King 2020-07-14T04:00:00Z I’ve been asked recently whether I felt my previous career was akin to selling snake oil. What happened when a celebrity organizer quit her job and stopped trying to be Martha Stewart 2017-02-20T05:00:00Z “I was resistant on a very deep level to offer something that I thought would be value-less or seem like snake oil,” she said. Embracing change: pandemic forces professional cuddlers to get creative 2020-07-22T04:00:00Z Later, in the television interview on CNN to promote the book, Mr. Cosby talked of the so-called aphrodisiac, which has been described as a kind of sexual snake oil. Prosecutors Want Cosby ‘Spanish Fly’ Comments as Evidence at Trial 2017-03-30T04:00:00Z Rather, after trying and failing at different hustles, and like so many others in this movie — who sell suits and snake oil, human ova and baby formula — she now has something of exchange value. ‘Stonewalling’ Review: A Young Woman’s Exchange Value 2023-03-09T05:00:00Z Most neuroscientists regard such prospectuses as snake oil, and Moreno shares this scepticism, even if Darpa doesn't. Mind Wars by Jonathan D Moreno – review 2012-06-01T21:55:07Z He repeats his central question in increasingly florid terms — “Is it medicine, or unregulated snake oil?” Viceland, a New Cable Channel, Aims to Stand Out 2016-02-28T05:00:00Z If a magic brain pill sounds too good to be true it’s because it is; most nootropics are snake oil and some can be downright dangerous. Self-hypnosis, amphetamines? I tried eight hacks in my quest to be more productive 2019-08-05T04:00:00Z For purveyors of snake oil, January is an especially lucrative month. From vagina eggs to anti-vaxxers: is it time for an influencer detox? 2020-01-21T05:00:00Z “Maybe you could sell them snake oil,” Ezra tells Orson, like an impish associate nourishing a boss’s ego. Bunkmates Turned Scam Artists Take Silicon Valley for a Ride 2023-03-07T05:00:00Z Think about that as you reach for the latest snake oil. Choir of the Year 2010 ? review 2010-12-05T00:05:00Z From where he stands, hypocrisy among those in power, dubbed “snake oil salesman,” has reached an almost unfathomable level. Spike Lee’s movie about a black cop infiltrating the KKK is a subtweet of Donald Trump 2018-08-03T04:00:00Z En route, he covers snake oil, commercial psychology, Timothy Leary, AOL chat room Gomorrahs. Review: ‘The Attention Merchants’ Dissects the Battle for Clicks and Eyeballs 2016-11-02T04:00:00Z The patriarchy and snake oil have had a good run, but I’m done with how they negatively affect and weaponise women’s health. Jennifer Gunter: ‘Women are being told lies about their bodies’ 2019-09-08T04:00:00Z This is what I remember about it: The show’s main sponsor was a product called Geritol, a high-potency vitamin drink -- usually meant for elderly people -- which was probably snake oil. 2010-01-12T01:20:00Z God, imagine if it were like that today, and suddenly we were all getting in to snake oil, or nonsense neo-classical architecture. Dancing on the Edge; The Year of Making Love – TV review 2013-02-05T07:00:11Z And so each grizzled marshal, strong-headed woman, snake oil merchant and crazy old man just plunges the player more deeply into the action. Red Dead Redemption 2010-05-17T17:05:00Z But these persistent and unfounded theories are driving a perpetually booming snake oil business that peddles unregulated and dangerous “cures,” and it’s leading to a frightening return of diseases that were once all but eradicated. We’re a nation of medical conspiracy nuts 2014-03-19T14:08:00Z Anderson’s America is one of snake oil, sinister influences and men with an all-corrupting will to power. To appreciate the ‘Masterworks’ of Paul Thomas Anderson, here are 5 essential movies of his to watch 2020-10-20T04:00:00Z “There are so many snake oil salesmen out there trying to sell you their LEDs,” said Kayvan Khalatbari, founder of a cannabis consulting firm and mayoral candidate. Not so green: how the weed industry is a glutton for fossil fuels 2017-06-20T04:00:00Z To him, dating sites like eHarmony and Match.com are more like modern snake oil. Tinder, the Fast-Growing Dating App, Taps an Age-Old Truth 2014-10-29T04:00:00Z Skeptics who assume CBD is just 21st-century snake oil, however, may be surprised to learn that the substance is being studied as a potential treatment for maladies as diverse as schizophrenia, insomnia and cancer. Why Is CBD Everywhere? 2018-10-27T04:00:00Z On the other, where opportunity appears, snake oil quickly follows. What happens when you try all the CBD products you can find? 2019-10-17T04:00:00Z Literal snake oil — boa grassa — a white substance in a bottle — was supposed to cure back pain and strengthen muscle. Iquitos, Peru: Wet and Wild 2013-09-13T17:49:30Z Given that her mother thinks global warming theories are based on "a bunch of snake oil science," I don't know if Piper realizes that 'completely different' will actually mean 'not there anymore.' "Sarah Palin's Alaska" recap: Sarah disses Michelle Obama 2010-12-20T13:30:00Z Or perhaps a snake oil salesman, an insecure husband desperate to impress his wife, or a repressed gay man in an intolerant age? The Master Mystery: Solving Paul Thomas Anderson’s Many Riddles 2012-09-24T12:00:35Z And these images have stirred a Battle of the Experts flinging epithets like “witch hunt” and “snake oil.” Can babies read? 2012-09-12T16:08:00Z With obfuscations and half-truths, with distortions and snake oil, he brings about the changes. ‘Jalopies’: A touching look at aging, resilience | Theater review 2013-01-14T21:36:27Z He's surfing a wave of public gullibility, riding his luck and selling snake oil to the masses. The Master trailer: will Paul Thomas Anderson's film inspire devotion? 2012-07-20T14:10:48Z The Tropps weren’t there because they believed in miracles or snake oil. 40 years ago, this journalist survived the Jonestown massacre. He warns it could happen again. 2018-11-16T05:00:00Z For all the suppressed mania in Scott's trembling lyrics of madness and malcontent and his general air of a tub-thumping snake oil salesman, their first hour is an insanely sunny whirl. The Avett Brothers – review 2013-03-17T18:51:19Z I was remarkably drawn to this snake oil salesman who used increase more often as a noun than a verb. My search for Creflo Dollar 2013-01-06T23:00:00Z She made logic circuits overheat by pushing on her followers such snake oil as "medical intuitive" Carolyn Myss or "The Secret." A farewell to daytime's No. 1 2011-05-25T01:09:00Z Its old-timey cases reveal marvelous medical curiosities: leeches, snake oil, voodoo love drops and rectal dilators that promised to cure insomnia, piles and other ills. New Orleans’ offbeat charms are showcased in these off-the-beaten-path destinations 2019-03-28T04:00:00Z As depressing as this may sound, Kenner hopes that “Doubt” will be received by audiences as more than a muckraking investigation of snake oil salesmen. ‘Food, Inc.’ director’s new project shines light on climate-change deniers 2015-03-16T04:00:00Z Boyle may sympathize with Fitz and his wife as they slide toward oblivion on Leary’s snake oil, but he’s a merciless chronicler of their descent. Review | T.C. Boyle is America’s bard of historical frauds. It’s about time he skewered Timothy Leary. 2019-04-08T04:00:00Z But in an era where repackaged snake oil can be easily and immediately spread by anyone with a platform, we must be more mindful than ever to question dubious claims. From vagina eggs to anti-vaxxers: is it time for an influencer detox? 2020-01-21T05:00:00Z Posner draws on these incidents to introduce the idea that, in the early days of the pharmaceutical industry at least, it could be difficult to distinguish drugmakers from snake oil purveyors. How Big Pharma Grew Addicted to Big Profits 2020-03-12T04:00:00Z On her website, she lists four red flags to watch for on snake oil products: claims with no supporting medical evidence, lack of peer review on scientific data, manipulation of emotions and celebrity endorsements. Menopause discussions are coming into the open, with a boost from celebs 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z But it’s not like personalized medicine is astrology or snake oil. Precision Medicine Has Been Overhyped 2023-09-28T04:00:00Z No medical board needed the FDA to tell it that doctors prescribing this modern snake oil deserved scrutiny. Column: Right-wing judges are on a mission to stop the FDA from warning consumers about snake oil 2023-09-27T04:00:00Z Now, we also expect the government to prevent large factories from poisoning rivers and biotech companies from selling us snake oil. Is America a death cult? 2023-09-19T04:00:00Z Third-term Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin has also made a name for himself pushing snake oil cures for COVID, among other things. Not just the House of Representatives: Senate GOP gone wild 2023-07-12T04:00:00Z On “Fox News Sunday” this weekend, he repeated the slam and called Trump a snake oil salesman. Column: Sorry, Democrats — Chris Christie's attacks on Trump don't make him a moderate 2023-07-10T04:00:00Z Such home remedies are no better than snake oil. Skeptic dismisses home remedies as worthless 2023-07-03T04:00:00Z “I’m certain there are people today that will say, ‘I knew that they were snake oil salesmen,’” Dyer said. Bounced paychecks, frozen 401(k)s — How Fresno's ‘shining star’ let down the people it aimed to serve 2023-06-14T04:00:00Z “This is the modern day equivalent of a snake oil salesman,” Castrucci said of the film’s promoters and others. Covid misinformation spikes in wake of Damar Hamlin’s on-field collapse 2023-01-03T05:00:00Z In the absence of solid evidence, a kind of folk wisdom has developed, cheered on and cultivated by charismatic hucksters selling metabolic boosters and other snake oil. New Human Metabolism Research Upends Conventional Wisdom about How We Burn Calories 2022-12-13T05:00:00Z "But until we figure out how to do that well, I'm worried that — knowingly or unknowingly — there will be an awful lot of snake oil sold." Inside Google’s quest to digitize troops’ tissue samples 2022-12-13T05:00:00Z “This was the snake oil Dr. Daszak was selling to billionaires, global governments, academics, and to conservationists.” Virus hunter for EcoHealth Alliance says COVID-19 leaked from Chinese lab 2022-12-11T05:00:00Z Right now, Twitter is rife with people peddling snake oil, crypto scams and other fraudulent businesses. Elon Musk must be stopped! If Twitter is to be a true "town square," it's time to socialize it 2022-11-21T05:00:00Z “The problem is the snake oil salesman had to go town to town. They couldn’t reach millions of people with one tweet.” Covid misinformation spikes in wake of Damar Hamlin’s on-field collapse 2023-01-03T05:00:00Z “If somebody is willing to peddle snake oil to make a buck, then he’s probably willing to sell snake oil to get elected,” Mr. Obama said. Fetterman Wins Pennsylvania Senate Race as Democrats Notch Key Win 2022-11-09T05:00:00Z “If somebody is willing to peddle snake oil to make a buck, then he’s probably willing to sell snake oil to get elected.” At Fetterman Rally, Obama Mocks Oz and Tells Crowd to Vote for Democracy 2022-11-05T04:00:00Z “It says something about his character. If someone is willing to peddle snake oil to make a buck then he is probably willing to sell snake oil to get elected.” Obama rallies voters for Fetterman, and pushes them to consider: ‘Who will fight for you?’ 2022-11-05T04:00:00Z Right now, Twitter is rife with people peddling snake oil, crypto scams and other fraudulent businesses. Elon Musk must be stopped! If Twitter is to be a true "town square," it's time to socialize it 2022-11-21T05:00:00Z “Throughout the pandemic, we saw an entire industry pop up that made money selling snake oil and other dangerous methods for supposedly treating COVID-19, and it cost people their lives while others made money.” Doctor resistance mounts to California law restricting advice to patients on COVID 2022-11-03T04:00:00Z “These supplements are really modern snake oil,” Moore says. Parasite cleanses are ‘modern snake oil.’ Experts explain why. 2022-10-31T04:00:00Z Another strand connects to the country's long history of snake oil salesmen, flimflam artists and con men. Adam Hochschild on history and the orange man: "We haven't had a figure exactly like him before" 2022-10-24T04:00:00Z She is the white hot mass of fiery snake oil in the center of all of this. The cult of Goop 2022-09-18T04:00:00Z “You’ve always had people who sell snake oil. But they had to go door to door, and now with social media they can sit at home and be amplified to every corner of the world.” The crypto boom runs on hype men like ‘BitBoy,’ an untrained Atlanta YouTuber 2022-07-24T04:00:00Z There’s just one problem: There are hundreds of VPNs, and some of them are snake oil. Review | Your VPN may be snake oil. These three are trustworthy. 2022-07-15T04:00:00Z It’s not just charlatans peddling snake oil, either. The worst Amazon Prime Day deals of 2022 2022-07-13T04:00:00Z Another strand of Trump connects to the country's long history of snake oil salesmen, flimflam artists and con men who are trying to sell you a magical cure for your troubles. Adam Hochschild on history and the orange man: "We haven't had a figure exactly like him before" 2022-10-24T04:00:00Z She's partially entertainment to them, in the same way that medical road shows back in the day had snake oil salesmen. The cult of Goop 2022-09-18T04:00:00Z Woodruff, who didn’t come from privilege, sees himself as a craftsman and intellect in a field overrun with lofty academics and snake oil salesmen. When a Professor Trades the Academy for an Art Career of His Own 2022-07-09T04:00:00Z This allows conspiracists to see themselves as "critical thinkers" who have separated themselves from the pack, rather than outliers who have fallen for a snake oil pitch. Buying into conspiracy theories can be exciting – that’s what makes them dangerous 2022-07-06T04:00:00Z “I’d be selling snake oil if I said I could deliver new games by magically making them deliver more frames per second at insanely high resolution,” he adds. Meet the modder making $20,000 a month bringing the biggest games to VR 2022-07-01T04:00:00Z Of Oz, the Wizard: A snake oil peddler runs for senator in Pennsylvania. Style Invitational Week 1493: Frankly speaking 2022-06-16T04:00:00Z The people who used to attend the snake oil salesman shows knew that he was basically full of it. The cult of Goop 2022-09-18T04:00:00Z People like Alex Jones make most of their money off hawking snake oil marketed with false promises of vitality and, uh, "enhanced" masculinity. Yes, Trump supporters are victims of the Big Lie scam. No, you don't have to feel sorry for them 2022-06-14T04:00:00Z And there’s a lot of snake oil out there. We Need to Improve Indoor Air Quality: Here’s How and Why 2022-06-08T04:00:00Z Let’s hope voters across the country hear that message and similarly rise up to defeat those selling election snake oil, left and right. Opinion | Georgia’s primaries were a victory for democracy 2022-05-25T04:00:00Z Origins of snake oil “Snake oil” products claiming to protect humans from radio waves became common as fears of radiofrequency radiation grew throughout the 20th century. How fears of electromagnetic radiation spawned a snake-oil industry 2022-05-17T04:00:00Z His fame and celebrity thirst led him to endorse TV star Dr. Mehmet Oz, an accomplished surgeon who gave it all up for the easy cash of peddling snake oil. Kathy Barnette's surge: MAGA candidates are outgrowing Trump 2022-05-13T04:00:00Z “That it really was about the We the People, America First and Making America Great Again not supporting a political chameleon and snake oil salesman like JD Vance!” Original ‘Trumpers’ urge ex-president to rescind Vance endorsement in Ohio Senate race 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z So the desire for that particular fake cure was eventually superseded by a new snake oil cure ivermectin, pushed by many of the same people who pushed Hydroxychloroquine: Who pays for the COVID lies? 2022-03-23T04:00:00Z Sensing an opportunity to be the center of attention, Trump took over the daily Covid briefings and turned them into a macabre vaudeville act, pushing snake oils cures and battling with the media. COVID — and Donald Trump — broke our social contract 2022-03-11T05:00:00Z At some point, though, if blockchain technology is going to have any chance at surviving with mainstream customers as anything but silicon snake oil, it’ll have to actually deliver on some of those promises. Cryptocurrency’s big Super Bowl ads sold FOMO, not the future 2022-02-14T05:00:00Z RELATED: Are "love languages" real, or self-help snake oil? Do "attachment styles" really matter in relationships? 2022-02-13T05:00:00Z Those pushing NFTs in games, he said, are “trying to sell you snake oil.” Crypto Enthusiasts Meet Their Match: Angry Gamers 2022-01-15T05:00:00Z There's a financial incentive to keep their audience believing in snake oil but it's very short-sighted. Who pays for the COVID lies? 2022-03-23T04:00:00Z Holmes’ attorneys will likely argue that her conviction on only some of the counts after a nearly four-month trial shows “she wasn’t some snake oil salesperson out there just trying to rip people off.” U.S. jury's mixed Theranos verdict complicates Holmes' potential appeal -experts 2022-01-04T05:00:00Z On other days he promoted snake oil cures, even offering advice to scientists on what they should be researching to treat the virus, apparently convinced that he had brilliant ideas that hadn't been explored: Trump's COVID army turns against him 2021-12-22T05:00:00Z When I read up on Rife machines online, these were the stories I immediately encountered — the purest quackery, unfiltered snake oil. Opinion | How I Became Extremely Open-Minded 2021-11-06T04:00:00Z A person familiar with the emails said Jacob apologized for using profanity but still maintained that Eastman’s advice was “snake oil.” During Jan. 6 riot, Trump attorney told Pence team the vice president’s inaction caused attack on Capitol 2021-10-29T04:00:00Z He refused necessary lockdown measures from the beginning and relentlessly pushed snake oil cures like hydroxychloroquine. A crime against humanity: Dr. Deborah Brix admits Trump's campaign distracted from COVID response 2021-10-27T04:00:00Z If the audits that Trump himself has demanded keep coming up empty, maybe, just maybe, some true believers in Trump’s falsehood will recognize he’s been feeding them snake oil. Opinion | Don’t be afraid of the election audits — they may be our only ticket out of this mess 2021-10-01T04:00:00Z “Trust us when we say: Get vaccinated, come in and get regular care and that ivermectin, hydroxychloroquine and whatever the next great snake oil salesman’s cure is not the right answer,” Schlicher said. Ivermectin poison control calls triple in Washington, despite multiple warnings against use for COVID treatment 2021-09-07T04:00:00Z Like the snake oil hawked by salesmen in the American Wild West as a cure for every ailment, it isn't likely to live up to the marketing hype. The false promise of snake wine in Southeast Asia 2021-08-01T04:00:00Z They refused to wear masks and social distance, they've egged on protesters and encouraged the right-wing media, which has been feeding snake oil, lies and conspiracy theories to their voters since the pandemic began. Republicans' anti-government chickens have finally come home to roost 2021-07-23T04:00:00Z Maybe I’m buying into snake oil, but to me it does sound like certain tracks do have that ever-so-slight extra bit of depth and clarity when streaming with LDAC. Sony WF-1000XM4 review: a sonic triumph 2021-06-08T04:00:00Z The Michigan Democratic Party called Soldano a “fringe” candidate and “snake oil salesman,” saying his bid shows the GOP cannot recruit a viable contender. Anti-lockdown chiropractor is running for Michigan governor 2021-04-28T04:00:00Z That sad, but real, fact may help explain why one group of Americans heeds the advice of doctors while another would rather listen to snake oil salesmen. America’s alternate realities 2021-03-26T04:00:00Z I think some of the firms that are doing this, it’s a little more snake oil than real innovation. The robots are coming for your office 2021-03-23T04:00:00Z Alas, there seems to be no antidote for snake oil. Opinion | If you got a vaccine, Trump wants you to thank him 2021-03-12T05:00:00Z Lifx’s “germicidal smart light” isn’t snake oil, but nor is it a silver bullet that’ll save you from your weekly cleaning chores. Lifx’s bacteria-killing smart bulb works, but here’s the small print 2021-03-03T05:00:00Z A snake oil salesman who placates cravings while stealing everything else is, you might say, a touch timely. Review: Wonder Woman combats a huckster’s rise in ‘1984’ 2020-12-15T05:00:00Z He knows he’s selling snake oil, but he also knows that people need to believe in snake oil. Opinion | It’s time for the brat in the White House to make his great escape 2020-12-08T05:00:00Z Real medicine and snake oil are sold on the same shelf, with no good way to tell the two apart. Opinion | When Science Is Pushed Aside 2020-10-16T04:00:00Z All Trump is offering for his part are hogwash and snake oil. Column: Trump says he has a better plan for preexisting conditions. He doesn't 2020-10-13T04:00:00Z They cannot at one and the same time complain that politicians are shameless mountebanks while eagerly purchasing every jar of snake oil on offer. Editorial Roundup: US 2020-09-09T04:00:00Z “Far from brandishing his ‘dealmaker’ credentials, Trump has shown himself to be little more than a snake oil salesman,” the memo said. G.O.P. Convention Skims Over Trump’s ‘Unfinished Business’ in Foreign Policy 2020-08-27T04:00:00Z After the nation caught on to his snake oil salesman's scheme, Trump renounced it. How Donald Trump abandoned America’s workers when they needed him the most 2020-08-23T04:00:00Z Michael T. Osterholm, director of the University of Minnesota’s Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy, called diagnostic clinics that charge individuals for antibody tests “snake oil salesmen.” Why Antibody Tests Won’t Help You Much 2020-08-21T04:00:00Z Appearing on CNN this week, Lindell stridently defended his recommendation — inspiring host Anderson Cooper to describe him as a "snake oil salesman." Anderson Cooper calls MyPillow CEO "a snake oil salesman" as he peddles coronavirus miracle "cure" 2020-08-19T04:00:00Z Look at the ads in conservative publications or on right-wing sites: It's a chaotic dogpile of snake oil pitches, predatory gold-bug scams, and "survivalist" supplies that are drastically overpriced or worthless. N.Y. attorney general is doing conservatives a favor by going after NRA: They're its victims 2020-08-07T04:00:00Z Sen. Ron Wyden, an Oregon Democrat, dismissed the measures as “more snake oil for Trump to sell on the campaign trail.” Column: We all want lower drug prices. Why is that so hard to accomplish? 2020-07-28T04:00:00Z An official at the Board of Chiropractic Examiners told me a few years ago that marketing such as this “reeks of snake oil.” Column: No, a chiropractor can't cure COVID-19 (or diabetes, for that matter) 2020-07-07T04:00:00Z Schultz agreed, adding that when government employees don't have the background or resources to evaluate claims made by private companies "they'll just get sold snake oil." How the government's use of algorithm serves up false fraud charges 2020-06-15T04:00:00Z State laws against the corporate practice of medicine date as far back as the 19th century, as doctors strove to distinguish themselves from quacks and snake oil salesmen. How rich investors, not doctors, profit from marking up ER bills 2020-06-14T04:00:00Z This is the main reason for one of the funnier peculiarities of right-wing subculture, its undying love for snake oil. Donald Trump's latest hydroxychloroquine scam: Yet more right-wing snake-oil BS 2020-05-19T04:00:00Z Since the early 19th century, all kinds of snake oil medicine hawkers traversed the enormous country praying on the gullible. Trump and Musk: Two unstable geniuses compared 2020-05-14T04:00:00Z “We had a lot of snake oil companies in the indoor air space before,” says Jeffrey Siegel, a professor of civil engineering at the University of Toronto who specializes in air filtration systems. The doomsday bunker market is thriving amid the coronavirus pandemic 2020-05-13T04:00:00Z Jim Flanigan, executive vice president of the American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science, said the tests being sold in places unconventional places “truly could be snake oil.” Coronavirus antibody tests become surprising new trend at wellness spas, Botox clinics, report says 2020-05-12T04:00:00Z “It truly could be snake oil,” he said of antibody tests that don’t have FDA authorization. From botox clinics to wellness spas, antibody tests become the rage. Are they the real thing? 2020-05-12T04:00:00Z He's all too happy to use this scientific strategy while hyping snake oil to the public, rather than pursue sensible scientific measures on a large scale to protect the entire population. Donald Trump's latest hydroxychloroquine scam: Yet more right-wing snake-oil BS 2020-05-19T04:00:00Z Unscrupulous companies selling unproven snake oil should not be unleashed on frightened citizens desperate for the elusive silver bullet. Opinion | Authorities are sending mixed messages 2020-04-24T04:00:00Z “We had a lot of snake oil companies in the indoor air space before” Some bunker companies have capitalized on coronavirus fears and begun marketing air filtration systems that can screen out COVID-19 particles. The doomsday bunker market is thriving amid the coronavirus pandemic 2020-05-13T04:00:00Z No one else is buying his snake oil anymore, as indicated by his rising disapproval numbers. Donald Trump's scapegoat hunt: Blame China, blame Fauci, blame the governors 2020-04-14T04:00:00Z The law dates to the days of snake oil salesmen. Opinion | Promoting hydroxychloroquine for covid-19 treatment is illegal 2020-04-12T04:00:00Z Of course it's possible that Dr. Trump's snake oil might work for some patients. Dr. Trump's medicine show: Why is he pushing an unproven drug? Follow the money 2020-04-07T04:00:00Z "Trump is giving people false hope of coronavirus cures. It’s all snake oil," read one Washington Post headline. After mocking Trump for promoting hydroxychloroquine, journalists acknowledge it might treat coronavirus 2020-04-02T04:00:00Z This is a crowd used to selling snake oil on the side of the road; the last thing they want to do is tell you what’s actually in it. Bernie Sanders’ embrace of Castro and socialism 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z My bedside table is a shrine to sleep snake oil: there’s magnesium, stealth-imported melatonin, antihistamines and that sticky green Morpheus, Night Nurse. Can’t get to sleep? Blame it on the endless advice about insomnia | Emma Beddington 2020-02-13T05:00:00Z “My credibility is assaulted every day because we’re selling this snake oil.” Column: The crisis at iconic public radio station KPFK gets deeper 2020-02-07T05:00:00Z “It was a pack of lies. . . . About a quarter through it I thought: ‘You know — he’s selling a bill of goods like a snake oil salesman. Democrats at a crossroads after Trump’s acquittal, torn between investigations and sole focus on policy 2020-02-05T05:00:00Z USA Today's editorial board was similarly aggressive and mocking, writing, "Coronavirus treatment: Dr. Donald Trump peddles snake oil and false hope." After mocking Trump for promoting hydroxychloroquine, journalists acknowledge it might treat coronavirus 2020-04-02T04:00:00Z Without firmer evidence that such expensive outlays are worthwhile, however, some experts argue that wilderness therapy programs remain at best an unproven experiment, and at worst, a pricey dose of snake oil. Does science support the "wilderness" in wilderness therapy? 2020-02-02T05:00:00Z In behind-the-scenes footage from the night of the 2016 Iowa Caucus, we see Clinton seething over the shock success of her competitor, who she sees as little more than a Vermont snake oil salesman. ‘Hillary’ docuseries hits hard at Bernie Sanders, tackles scandal claims at Sundance Film Festival 2020-01-26T05:00:00Z Which ones work, and which ones are snake oil? A glut of hangover remedies crowd the Internet. Do any of them work? 2019-12-19T05:00:00Z They understood that, in a high turnout election, the majority of voters would reject the snake oil they’re peddling. Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent Wisconsin editorials 2019-12-09T05:00:00Z Businesses selling the products say they provide relief to many patients, but many scientists are skeptical and liken the treatments to snake oil. FDA warns Liveyon about selling unapproved stem-cell products that pose a risk to consumers 2019-12-06T05:00:00Z Mr. Trump isn’t a natural leader; he’s a snake oil showman. Opinion | Trump isn’t a ‘born leader’ 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z Gunter points to Paltrow as emblematic of the “wellness industrial complex” that is not only exploiting gullible women with snake oil but threatening their health. Doctors Are Not Gods 2019-11-26T05:00:00Z But political strategists I’ve met in recent years refer to the company as digital snake oil, only one of many social media efforts pushing Trump. Review | Inside the unscrupulous world of social-media manipulation with a penitent whistleblower 2019-10-11T04:00:00Z These supplements, of course, are pitched as safe and effective alternatives to vaccines, and these modern-day snake oils put a lot of money in the purveyor’s pockets. While Searching for the Perfect Vaccine, Keep Using the Very Good 2019-10-04T04:00:00Z While some companies selling CBD products perform third-party lab testing and tout rigorous protocols to ensure purity, there isn’t central regulatory oversight to ensure high standards, which means there’s plenty of snake oil. CBD Lures Stressed-Out Parents Looking to Unwind 2019-04-12T04:00:00Z “This is no snake oil. This is no humbug,” says a review of the popular book “The Telomere Effect,” co-authored by Nobel Prize winner Elizabeth Blackburn, in Psychology Today. Perspective | Five myths about aging 2019-09-20T04:00:00Z It’s been denounced as a dangerous snake oil remedy — akin to drinking bleach. There’s been an uptick in the use of the crackpot cure, Miracle Mineral Solution 2019-09-16T04:00:00Z Hundreds of doctors across the country gladly accept payment for what other doctors and scientists say is just modern snake oil, seeing patients with chronic pain, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s, and other hard-to-treat diseases. Dangerous results from unproven stem cell treatments led to Google ad ban 2019-09-11T04:00:00Z But he refuses to abandon a world that’s based on hype and snake oil, and he’s willing to drag other people down with him. Empathy, Inc. is a virtual reality thriller for an age of tech cynicism 2019-09-11T04:00:00Z “There’s a lot of flash and hipness, snake oil and marketing. But there’s still a lot of real chemical advance happening,” Capuano said of the industry. How much pot in that brownie? Chocolate can throw off tests 2019-08-26T04:00:00Z The Trump administration is “selling snake oil, not lending humanitarian assistance”. Trump administration to continue deporting Venezuelans despite crisis 2019-07-16T04:00:00Z Mind you, though, the original snake oil brought into this country, often by indentured men from China in the 1800s, actually proved effective in the easing of some maladies. Editorial Roundup: Recent editorials in Arkansas newspapers 2019-06-11T04:00:00Z But many scientists liken the procedures to modern snake oil and accuse the purveyors of preying on the hopes of seriously ill patients. Stem cell clinics likely to flourish despite judge’s rebuke 2019-06-07T04:00:00Z The danger with this is that “big promises fail to be delivered, leaving the public yet more disilllusioned, angry and tempted by the snake oil of populism,” he writes. End game: the fall of Theresa May 2019-05-26T04:00:00Z Like all good snake oil salesmen, he also employs sciencey-sounding but completely nonsensical claims. Stalk of the town: the shaky science behind the 'global celery movement' 2019-04-09T04:00:00Z And no matter your market fears, the indexed annuity seems a cure-all; it is investment snake oil for people seeking financial miracle drugs. Beware investment side dishes served with a free lunch 2019-03-27T04:00:00Z "There needs to be legislation to stop these snake oil salesmen." ASA rules fake autism 'cure' ads must stop 2019-03-22T04:00:00Z The fact is that Cambridge Analytica sold snake oil to gullible political campaigns around the world. Cambridge Analytica was the Chernobyl of privacy | Siva Vaidhyanathan 2019-03-18T04:00:00Z Many leading researchers compare the products being sold now to snake oil, saying there is little oversight, little scientific rationale for the procedures and little proof they have any effect. ‘Miraculous’ stem cell therapy has sickened people in five states 2019-02-26T05:00:00Z There are also a fair number of free cybersecurity tools, but not much guidance to help small businesses distinguish the truly useful tools from the snake oil. Analysis | The Cybersecurity 202: This nonprofit has a plan to dramatically improve the weakest cybersecurity link 2019-02-19T05:00:00Z “Do I sell snake oil? No. It’s very effective. It works for me.” Fairbanks North Star Borough to remove CBD ads on buses 2019-02-17T05:00:00Z The cooperator told the government that he saw Guzmán “consulting with a witch doctor from whom he obtained snake oils”, the papers said. Witness claims El Chapo had sex with minors he called ‘vitamins’ 2019-02-03T05:00:00Z In fact, the sickly odor of snake oil hovers over much of the “creative living” enterprise. Does ‘Creative’ Work Free You From Drudgery, or Just Security? 2019-01-31T05:00:00Z Sifting the wheat from the snake oil chaff, she considers acupuncture, chiropractic, energy medicine, several varieties of meditation and even faith healing, providing historical background and related scientific studies. Review | The mind, the body and the puzzle of alternative medicine 2019-01-25T05:00:00Z People looking for the latest iteration of snake oil will surely find it on the web. When Cancer Meets the Internet 2019-01-21T05:00:00Z But just like with any health fads, both experts and consumers are scratching their heads as to whether collagen is just the next variant of snake oil, or if there's real science behind the claims. As collagen supplements become popular, experts debate their efficacy 2019-01-06T05:00:00Z He was dismissed as a charlatan, and once he started bottling and peddling his cancer-fighting toxins, he was also called a snake oil salesman. Review | A new book about cancer offers something rare: realistic hope 2018-12-19T05:00:00Z Of course, being a snake oil salesman is part of being a successful college coach nowadays, and Holtmann clearly knows how to play to his constituents. Ohio State coach makes an inspired, and spectacularly bananas, pitch for Buckeyes to be in the College Football Playoff - Golf Digest 2018-12-03T05:00:00Z “There’s a lot of snake oil, there’s a lot of promises. And there’s some really compelling results,” Kinkel said. Minnesota researchers study soil 2018-12-03T05:00:00Z “The country is very divided right now — there are a lot of people drinking the snake oil. So it’s a very difficult time here in the States.” Springsteen says Trump is headed for second term, says democrats don’t speak same language 2018-12-02T05:00:00Z But when these best‑selling parenting books promise to deliver developmental outcomes, they are peddling snake oil. Why DNA may matter more than parenting — and what that means for society 2018-11-23T05:00:00Z Yet somehow, among the things Lee manages to leave behind is a lingering sense - snake oil, maybe, but potent nonetheless - that with Marvel’s tales, still, anything might happen. A universe of flawed heroes: Stan Lee was ahead of his time 2018-11-12T05:00:00Z Yet somehow, among the things Lee manages to leave behind is a lingering sense — snake oil, maybe, but potent nonetheless — that with Marvel’s tales, still, anything might happen. A universe of flawed heroes: Stan Lee was ahead of his time 2018-11-12T05:00:00Z He’s been called a fraud, a snake oil salesman, and a huckster. Controversial study links cannabis use to accelerated brain aging 2018-10-20T04:00:00Z “This does not continue the work of the civil rights movement; it corrupts it,” he said, calling the scholarship peddled by “grievance studies” departments a “social snake oil.” Grievance Studies exposes college corruption with hoax papers 2018-10-03T04:00:00Z This quasi-legal industry remains unregulated and potentially full of snake oil salesmen. This cannabis-derived drug just got approved, but that won’t make it easier to get edibles 2018-10-03T04:00:00Z I think that there’s some snake oil in this personal development space but it’s worked for you. ‘Girl, Wash Your Face’ writer Rachel Hollis ready for more 2018-09-14T04:00:00Z "There are a lot of snake oil salesmen on the market at the moment, saying their product is biodegradable," he says. Why 12 is the magic number when it comes to composting 2018-09-11T04:00:00Z “At the time, there was nothing except the snake oil you found at the back of muscle magazines.” How close is a cure for baldness? 2018-09-02T04:00:00Z People can make a lot of money with snake oil. The latest worker benefit: Freezing stem cells in case they're useful someday 2018-08-30T04:00:00Z “Dietary supplements sold for detox or weight loss are snake oil, plain and simple,” said Dr S Bryn Austin, a Harvard Medical School professor who specializes in eating disorder risks. How Flat Tummy Co gamed Instagram to sell women the unattainable ideal 2018-08-29T04:00:00Z The man who rings alarm bells for so many seemed familiar to right-wing audiences, pretty much the same snake oil they'd been imbibing for decades. Remember Kris Kobach? Trump’s “voter fraud” hunter is just part of the big right-wing grift 2018-08-02T04:00:00Z Kuntzman described the “snake oil” era of hair restoration, in the early twentieth century, when salesmen offered nonsense treatments, often with horrific results. Is the Age-Old Quest for a Baldness Cure Reaching Its End? 2018-06-07T04:00:00Z “It protects patients from potential snake oil salesmen or from experimental treatments that might do more harm than good,” said the New Jersey Democrat. Trump gives terminally ill access to experimental drugs with ‘Right to Try’ law 2018-05-30T04:00:00Z “People can make a lot of money with snake oil. With patients who are desperate, there’s a remarkable capacity to suspend disbelief.” The latest worker benefit: Freezing stem cells in case they're useful someday 2018-08-30T04:00:00Z But, he said, the bill opens the door for “a bad actor, some unscrupulous manufacturer, a fly-by-night outfit to promote something like snake oil, whether the F.D.A. approves it or not.” Congress Approves Bill Giving Patients a ‘Right to Try’ Experimental Drugs 2018-05-22T04:00:00Z But overall, the outright fraud and snake oil salesmanship is minuscule among liberal and progressive groups, as any journalist who has signed up for email lists from both sides of the aisle could tell you. Remember Kris Kobach? Trump’s “voter fraud” hunter is just part of the big right-wing grift 2018-08-02T04:00:00Z Developing nations hungry for freedom, the rule of law, and the benefits of a market economy would do well to learn from the U.S. experience and not buy a bottle of Dr. Soros’ snake oil. George Soros’ snake oil bad medicine for struggling Ukraine 2018-05-24T04:00:00Z The classic example of the president's snake oil is that his protectionism will bring these industries back, and that will solve the problem. Transcript: An interview with Marco Rubio 2018-05-14T04:00:00Z Trump appears to be a snake oil salesman. Emmanuel Macron to Press Trump to Keep Iran Nuclear Deal 2018-04-23T04:00:00Z Which raises the question: Why doesn’t snake oil sell like it used to? Tax cuts don’t sell like they used to 2018-04-20T04:00:00Z Murphy calls the promise of a Commonwealth economic boost “snake oil” from pro-Brexit campaigners. Queen welcomes Commonwealth leaders as group seeks a mission 2018-04-18T04:00:00Z A gift to marketers of snake oil such as this. A Better Body in a Pill? Experts Urge Caution on SARMs 2018-04-12T04:00:00Z Rather, the problem is that people buy the snake oil that the internet can ever be made secure and private. After Cambridge Analytica, Privacy Experts Get to Say ‘I Told You So’ 2018-04-12T04:00:00Z There is absolutely no answer to this question, and anyone who pretends otherwise is selling snake oil. Rory McIlroy isn't thinking this but we will: What if he never does win the Masters? - Golf Digest 2018-04-10T04:00:00Z My sense is that although Gilbert says his treatment turned his daughter's life around, it seems more snake oil than miracle cure. Another downside to U.S. healthcare system: Way more opportunities for fraud 2018-04-06T04:00:00Z Alternatively, his competitors dismissed Nix as a huckster “selling snake oil.” Cambridge Analytica’s Alexander Nix: Bond villain, tech genius or hustler? 2018-03-27T04:00:00Z Are you implying that mainstream churches aren’t snake oil salesmen, too? ‘I Know I Will Be Criticized’: The Latino Evangelical Who Advises Trump on Immigration 2018-03-27T04:00:00Z Like many others interviewed, he said the firm sells snake oil. Was Cambridge Analytica a digital Svengali or snake-oil salesman? 2018-03-21T04:00:00Z He has been both hailed as a visionary – featuring on Wired’s list of “25 Geniuses who are creating the future of business” – and derided as a snake oil salesman. David Carroll, the US professor taking on Cambridge Analytica in the UK courts 2018-03-20T04:00:00Z He has been both hailed as a visionary -- featuring on Wired’s list of “25 Geniuses who are creating the future of business” -- and derided as a snake oil salesman. Cambridge Analytica boasts of dirty tricks to swing elections 2018-03-19T04:00:00Z She endured hospital stays, electroconvulsive therapy, countless appointments with shrinks, dozens of varying prescriptions, some akin to snake oil, none a silver bullet. After a stroke, her decades of severe depression vanished 2018-03-09T05:00:00Z It's long overdue for these snake oil salesmen to pay taxes. ‘I Know I Will Be Criticized’: The Latino Evangelical Who Advises Trump on Immigration 2018-03-27T04:00:00Z “It just reeks of snake oil,” said Michael Conboy, a cell and molecular biologist at the University of California, Berkeley, who’s collaborated on studies sewing old and young mice together and transfusing blood between them. Young-Blood Transfusions Are on the Menu at Society Gala 2018-03-02T05:00:00Z The idea of scrapping fees completely was "snake oil", he said. Universities told to give strike refunds 2018-02-28T05:00:00Z “It’s this whole new potential for snake oil,” Dr. Steinhubl said. How Companies Scour Our Digital Lives for Clues to Our Health 2018-02-25T05:00:00Z So many Republicans bending over backwards to protect a snake oil salesman. House Republicans Vote to Release Secret Memo on Russia Inquiry 2018-01-29T05:00:00Z Reagan sold snake oil and Trump is Reagan's ultimate closed sale. Opinion | Trump Leads the World, Backward 2018-01-26T05:00:00Z Walter said restitution is appropriate in cases in which customers are duped by a "snake oil salesman" and might have changed their behavior if they had known the truth. Judge fines CashCall $10.3 million, a fraction of what was sought by CFPB for lending law violations 2018-01-23T05:00:00Z It’s snake oil that he sells to himself. Can a 47-year-old Phil Mickelson defy history in 2018? - Golf Digest 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z So much for the states' rights ballyhoo the Repubs sell like snake oil. Trump Administration Takes Step That Could Threaten Marijuana Legalization Movement 2018-01-04T05:00:00Z That leaves the field open for the hucksters, grifters, and snake oil salesmen who will get elected. Departures Promise to Reshape the House, Whether or Not Election Does 2017-11-05T04:00:00Z “It’s just another piece of snake oil to help sell this plan.” Trump’s proposal for a ‘solar’ border wall now appears dead 2017-10-26T04:00:00Z Identity politics always felt like snake oil to me. Time to give up on identity politics: It's dragging the progressive agenda down 2017-09-02T04:00:00Z Donald Trump is the perfect snake oil salesman for this moment. Fight fanaticism with modesty and moderation 2017-08-15T04:00:00Z Nicholas Cheeseman of the University of Birmingham reckons that a lot of firms are selling snake oil. The perils of lobbying in Africa 2017-07-27T04:00:00Z God knows why anyone would want that, but there seems to be an endless supply of takers for Trump’s toxic snake oil. Another phony Trump reveal: President’s hints on Comey tapes were just more reality-TV tricks 2017-06-23T04:00:00Z Six months into his term, most of Trump’s grandiose campaign promises have come to nothing, like the many cure-all claims found on an old bottle of snake oil. Donald Trump’s populist promises continue to evaporate: The BS Carrier deal is only one example 2017-06-02T04:00:00Z From corporate offices in Houston and Dallas and network headquarters in Midtown Manhattan, these snake oil salesmen will tell us not to worry – the benefits of pipelines far outweigh the costs. The Dakota pipeline is already leaking. Why wait for a big spill to act? | Julian Brave NoiseCat 2017-05-12T04:00:00Z He’s met his fair share of snake oil salesmen, he said. Dairy aims to be first to test system that reclaims waste 2017-05-05T04:00:00Z Gee, 'ya don't suppose it might be because statins are snake oil? Heart Attack Survivors Often Fail to Take Statins 2017-04-24T04:00:00Z The promise of increased revenue for lower taxes is snake oil we've been sold for thirty years. Trump and Paul Ryan Head for a Clash Over the Budget, and Ideology 2017-02-27T05:00:00Z The researchers called these two devices “the modern equivalent of snake oil.” Want to repel mosquitoes? Don’t use citronella candles 2017-02-16T05:00:00Z The researchers called these two devices, "the modern equivalent of snake oil." Want to repel mosquitos? Don’t use citronella candles 2017-02-16T05:00:00Z Pegasi claims more than a decade of research working with Johns Hopkins Medical School to create a product that sounds as much like snake oil as it does modern medical technology. TRAVEL: New CES technology sensations 2017-01-25T05:00:00Z Critics, however, call the program digital snake oil. Keep Your Eye on the Balls to Become a Better Athlete 2017-01-04T05:00:00Z They were afraid of a snake oil salesman running for the highest office – and frankly, that’s what we got. Electoral college rebels speak out on a last-ditch hope to stop Trump 2016-12-19T05:00:00Z “It was called the ‘snake oil of surgery’ at the time. Want to avoid surgery for joint pain? Pro athletes, others try stem-cell injections 2016-12-11T05:00:00Z People will continue to buy snake oils, and economists will continue to base their models on the "rational" consumer. Studies Show Little Benefit in Supplements 2016-11-14T05:00:00Z She called Mrs. Clinton “brilliant’ and Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump a “snake oil salesman.” ‘Supergirl’ turns political before election, blasts ‘xenophobic right’ with immigration allegory 2016-10-25T04:00:00Z Fairy dust, snake oil, willful ignorance leveraging those dollars out of pockets to fulfill wishful expectations. What’s in Your Herbal Pills? Firm Promises DNA Testing for Proof 2016-09-28T04:00:00Z You don’t hire the snake oil salesman to run your company. Lynda Carter, iconic ‘Wonder Woman,’ says ‘Supergirl’ part inspired by ‘role model’ Hillary Clinton 2016-09-30T04:00:00Z During the regular campaign, we are accustomed to pundits and reporters raising their voices as our savior; they become go-betweens keeping candidates "honest and interpretable," protectors of the public from seduction and snake oil. Moderate Moderators 2016-09-23T04:00:00Z The issue has ignited a fierce debate among physicians, patients, scientists and politicians about whether the agency should crack down on therapies that critics deride as snake oil but that some patients swear by. Stem-cell clinics face new scrutiny from federal regulators 2016-09-12T04:00:00Z You’re right to now be skeptical of snake oils and divining rods — which usually pop up in the stock market in the form of penny stocks, priced at a few dollars or pennies per share. The Motley Fool: Use tips on investing 2016-08-27T04:00:00Z The snake oil won't come out of the medicine cabinet until the lobby money comes out of politics. What’s in Your Herbal Pills? Firm Promises DNA Testing for Proof 2016-09-28T04:00:00Z The essential, irreducible character of Donald Trump in this election is that of snake oil salesman. And Then There Was Trump 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z “This is not some hippie with a ponytail and beard selling snake oil,” Carlson said. Longmont resident leading national retail push for CW Hemp 2016-07-23T04:00:00Z If the politician at the podium seems to be selling snake oil, the answer is simple: Don’t buy it. Recent Missouri Editorials 2016-07-19T04:00:00Z The working-class Britons who bought the Brexit snake oil likely will not see their incomes rise or their prospects brighten. Brexit is a cautionary tale for Trump supporters 2016-06-27T04:00:00Z Our employers told us we should have more "skin in the game" and Wall St. sold us the snake oil. Pension Holders Need a New Retirement Plan, Not Stock Tips 2016-06-21T04:00:00Z “There are a lot of companies that claim to be able to do what this study is claiming, and a lot of those companies seem to me to be selling snake oil,” he said. Fighting ISIS With an Algorithm, Physicists Try to Predict Attacks 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z “It might be snake oil or it might be great.” This company says it can predict whether a teacher will be any good — before entering a classroom 2016-05-24T04:00:00Z “I didn’t believe it at first at all,” he says, “particularly as there were all these blog comments with experts saying it was snake oil. I wasn’t really interested.” Has the age of quantum computing arrived? 2016-05-22T04:00:00Z Conservative publications subsist on ads from snake oil salesmen selling gullible right wingers everything from overpriced gold bullion to survivalist gear. New GOP talking point to “defend” Trump: He’s just BS-ing to bamboozle the yahoos of our base 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z Red is suspicious of their intentions, but everyone else is buying the snake oil. Review: An app comes to life in “The Angry Birds Movie” 2016-05-16T04:00:00Z The SEC was understandably concerned about the potential for Ponzi schemes and snake oil salesman. Today the new rules finally went into effect, with two important caveats. New rules allow anyone to invest up to $2,000 a year in startups 2016-05-16T04:00:00Z Whether the focus is inward- or outward-looking, he says, “There is so much snake oil around security. Very few decisions are based on data.” How to hack the hackers: The human side of cybercrime 2016-05-10T04:00:00Z "While some of these ancient remedies might well be hokum or snake oil, it's likely that over thousands of years our ancestors hit on something that actually worked." Tea, honey, hops and sponges: The antibacterials hunt - BBC News 2016-05-06T04:00:00Z It is a snake oil salesman’s latest attempt to confuse the public about the urgent need for political action to address the global warming crisis driven by burning fossil fuels,” said the website. ‘Climate Hustle,’ anti-climate change film, to air in theaters Monday 2016-05-01T04:00:00Z They may underestimate, however, the pitfalls of promoting a substance that is less destructive than, say, heroin but may be no more useful, medically, than snake oil. What needs to happen before we legalize marijuana 2016-04-29T04:00:00Z To accuse Robbins of being a "snake oil salesman" is definitely unfair to snakes. Letters to Calendar: 'Fifth' Beatle remembered, while DJ legend Tuna gets his due 2016-03-19T04:00:00Z "He's charming … but a lot of it is snake oil." Super PAC consultant who spent $100 million on Jeb Bush is unapologetic 2016-03-08T05:00:00Z The governor’s apologists for this inexcusable muzzling have been out in force claiming a muzzling is not a muzzling and trying to sell snake oil about how the PUC’s oversight has now been reinstated. Editorials from around Oregon 2016-03-07T05:00:00Z The Republican candidates, she said are “selling the same snake oil: trickle down economics” that reversed Mr. Clinton’s economic achievements. Hillary Clinton Gets Help From Bill, in Spirit at Least 1457-05-27T05:00:00Z “I don’t want to say he’s a snake oil salesman,” he said. South Carolina black voters say they know Hillary Clinton well enough to pass on Bernie Sanders 2016-02-26T05:00:00Z Maduro supporters see any proposal to transfer the titles as snake oil, a blatant attempt to claim credit for a vast store of homes built as public property. Foes of Hugo Chávez in Venezuela See Opportunity in Houses He Built 2016-01-26T05:00:00Z Republicans continue to push Reagan's supply side trickle down theory, and the majority in Red States, the gullible, are still buying this snake oil. When Will the Candidates Start Talking About the Economy? 2016-01-22T05:00:00Z Like any good snake oil salesman — or Hollywood method actor — Trump convinces himself that he believes what he is saying when he says it. It’s snake oil, folks: Trump may think he believes what he’s saying, but he’s an opportunist gone rotten, not a true believer 2015-12-19T05:00:00Z "Without having enough clinical trials," Lounsbury said, "we won't really know whether this is applicable or whether it is a snake oil." University of Vermont medical school to offer course on the science of marijuana 2015-12-09T05:00:00Z Others called it fear-mongering, a “snake oil” cure for security and “reminiscent of Nazi Germany”. Muslim Americans call Donald Trump's remarks 'fascist' hate speech 2015-12-08T05:00:00Z For starters, reversal challenges the notion that medicine is scientific — the premise that a century ago helped doctors to exorcise images of snake oil and hucksterism. When Medicine Reverses Itself 2015-11-19T05:00:00Z If you listened to the snake oil salesmen on stage, you’d think droves of Americans were fleeing the country and flooding Syria and Iraq to join ISIS. GOP presidential candidates fear-monger about the Middle East and Islam, yet know nothing about either 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z At best, snake oil is a placebo touted as a cure. It’s snake oil, folks: Trump may think he believes what he’s saying, but he’s an opportunist gone rotten, not a true believer 2015-12-19T05:00:00Z The snake oil company Carson claimed he never shilled for, despite readily availably video evidence of Carson schilling for snake oil. As a soldier, I know integrity is central to my life – and Ben Carson lacks it entirely | Richard Allen Smith 2015-11-07T05:00:00Z Politicians often charge their opponents with selling snake oil when they overpromise. What the Legal Battle Over Trump University Reveals About Its Founder 2015-11-05T05:00:00Z The following are just 11 of the preposterous things Fox favorite Wayne Simmons — a snake oil salesman who peddles odious lies and fear — proposed and claimed: Fox News gets suckered: 11 outrageous lies by their “terror analyst” who was was actually a con man 2015-10-16T04:00:00Z Jones’ entire empire is built around selling snake oil. Alex Jones’ latest deranged Hillary Clinton tirade: “Listen witch! You turned Libya over to al-Qaeda “ 2015-08-28T04:00:00Z It is in the murky gray areas that charlatans lurk, peddling snake oil remedies they promise will perform miracles. 7 products the food industry has convinced you are healthy 2015-08-04T04:00:00Z But in their enthusiasm to embrace that generation, they risk swallowing a lot of snake oil. Myths about millennials 2015-07-30T04:00:00Z If altering your state with the buzz of a smartphone-connected gadget sounds like snake oil, I hear you. This Gadget Gives You a Low-Voltage Pick-Me-Up 2015-07-21T04:00:00Z Those touting unproven interventions, like old-time snake oil salesmen, might be viewed as just cynically taking advantage of buyer gullibility, but perhaps that’s not the case here. Conspiracy Fears Dominate Life And Death Of Autism Doctor Bradstreet 2015-07-20T04:00:00Z These days he’s trying to sell the same snake oil as the politicians. Can Everyone's Wage Be Above Average? Krugman And Clinton Are Wrong 2015-07-20T04:00:00Z By the way, Jones literally sells snake oil, too. Alex Jones warns listeners: The UN is “space cult” plotting to eradicate humanity by making our children gay 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z The charge of “therapeutic nihilism” was leveled at people who contested snake oil medicine at the turn of the 20th century. Another ‘Too Big to Fail’ System in G.M.O.s 2015-07-13T04:00:00Z See's great-great grandfather — whom she described as an illiterate "snake oil salesman" — was hired to serve as an herbalist for the laborers. How the West was built: Project seeks stories of Chinese workers 2015-06-21T04:00:00Z Some of those testifying were health-care practitioners who said many women have turned to such "snake oil" with dangerous results. FDA advisory panel recommends approval of ‘female Viagra’ 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z A: Viper wine is sandalwood, aloes -- the viper element was probably snake oil. Book Talk: A painting inspires Eyre's 'Viper Wine' 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z But the facts don’t really matter when you’re selling snake oil. Alex Jones warns listeners: The UN is “space cult” plotting to eradicate humanity by making our children gay 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z All those brainless examples of junk science in the business world are snake oil cures and beyond that, they’re insulting. How Much Data Do You Need? 2015-05-01T04:00:00Z No, his goof was something even sillier and even more lacking in dignity: He got caught hawking some snake oil cure for diabetes. “Apocalypse is right around the corner”: Rick Perlstein unloads on Mike Huckabee-style conservatives 2015-03-24T04:00:00Z Allowing companies to use sales pitches to undercut those warnings is no more required by the First Amendment than allowing companies to sell snake oil. Regulating the sales pitch for drugs 2015-03-16T04:00:00Z Even the cheeky taglines and exaggerated photos make them seem more like prank stocking stuffers, if not snake oil. Meet the man making chocolate farts 2015-02-13T05:00:00Z He was selling snake oil then and is apparently still selling it now, and making a fortune! Slippery Tips on Annuities From a Life Coach 2015-01-16T05:00:00Z At worst, they are a technological snake oil — a proposed cure-all that fails to address the underlying problems of police misconduct and bias and instead brings us one step closer to a repressive surveillance society. Guest: Body cameras are not a quick solution to police misconduct 2014-12-27T05:00:00Z By closing a single, smaller deal, you’re now working alongside the client as a trusted partner, rather than some snake oil salesman trying to slither his way in. Sell More With A Land-And-Expand Strategy 2014-11-20T05:00:00Z I bet even snake oil salesmen weren't as outrageous. Another ObamaCare Deception 2014-11-16T05:00:00Z It is necessary that we do not allow ourselves to be sidetracked by the snake oil carnival barkers who seek to avoid two fundamental issues. Islamic State Group WMD's Prove Bush Was Right 2014-10-29T04:00:00Z Reagan’s opponents pounced on the Laffer curve, arguing that it was “snake oil.” They Were Talking About The Laffer Curve in 1963 2014-10-21T04:00:00Z Clinton warned against using the midterm election as a protest vote against the president, accusing Republicans of "trying to sell you snake oil." Clinton returns to Arkansas to boost Democrats 2014-10-17T04:00:00Z These people are selling, to be blunt, snake oil. Snake oil salesmen vs. gay marriage reality Brown isn't a snake oil salesman or a huckster; he was absolutely transparent about what you'd get for your contribution: pretty much nothing. 3 Rules for Absurd Internet Stunts 2014-09-30T04:00:00Z Absent these studies, I would see these pundits as snake oil salespeople, spinning “facts” for their selfish purposes. Why We Cannot Trust Political Pundits, or Ourselves 2014-09-24T04:00:00Z C'mon you smart Kansans - retire the snake oil salesman and bring the state back. Conservative Experiment Faces Revolt in Reliably Red Kansas 2014-09-14T04:00:00Z “Doctors and scientists were once also considered to be corrupt snake oil salesman, but today they are the pinnacle of professionalism,” Nhan says. When Peace Officers Dress for War 2014-09-03T04:00:00Z Whole Foods sells homeopathic medicines that are little more than snake oil. The 3 Dumbest Things About Whole Foods Market 2014-08-18T04:00:00Z Even Cox — whose testimony immediately followed Williams’s — called the businessman “a little bit of a snake oil salesman” who “seemed like he was trying a little too hard.” Aide: First lady tried to pitch supplement to Mitt Romney But there’s also a risk that jurors will see him as a snake oil salesman, one who duped the McDonnells and is lying now to save his own skin. Government’s key witness against McDonnells is an irrepressible pitchman But then he did some shape shifting and the snake oil salesman reappeared. Is Weight-Loss Advice from Dr. Oz Trustworthy? 2014-08-01T04:00:00Z They were like traveling evangelists selling snake oil. Digital Photography: A Look Back 2014-07-31T04:00:00Z So, those with tax rates less than 32% are just selling snake oil when they claim revenue will increase if rates are lowered further. Kansas Tax Cut Leaves Brownback With Less Money 2014-06-27T04:00:00Z This brief exchange reveals a lot about how Oz, charlatans, and snake oil salesmen work. Dr. Oz Grilled On The Hill 2014-06-17T04:00:00Z There is prose that does us no great harm, and that may even, in small doses, prove medicinal, the way snake oil cured everything by curing nothing. Poetry: Who Needs It? 2014-06-14T04:00:00Z In the end, Cederquist says, juice cleanses are nothing more than snake oil. The Dangers of Juice Cleanses 2014-06-06T04:00:00Z “The true value of snake oil is intangible too,” Gregory deadpans. 'Silicon Valley' Premiere Review: 'This Is Your Baby' 2014-04-07T13:34:00Z It is far more antiquated than the snake oil salesman. Violent Video Games Can Turn Kids Into Progressive Intellectuals 2014-02-09T13:14:00Z “But for millions of others, it’s in the same category as snake oil.” The Consumer: Weighing Testosterone’s Benefits and Risks 2014-02-03T19:55:24Z “I’m sure the magazine has a lot of well-founded advice, but in this case they’ve joined thousands of other companies to sell snake oil,” he said. Advertising: A Magazine Labels As News an Ad For Its Own Products 2014-01-17T00:53:34Z This is how snake oil gets sold — and arguably, this is the kind of thing that scientists ought to refrain from doing in their interactions with non-scientists. Scientists' powers and ways they shouldn't use them: Obligations of scientists (part 2) 2013-11-28T20:45:00.523Z The takeaway is this: deer antler spray is the latest high-priced snake oil captivating the market. How To Squeeze Snake Oil From Deer Antlers And Make Millions 2013-11-10T20:37:00Z The rapid rise to prominence of cognitive neuroscience has been accompanied by an equally swift rise in practitioners and snake oil salesmen who make promises that neuroimaging cannot yet deliver. The Seductive Allure of Neuroscience and the Science of Persuasion 2013-09-16T20:15:11.797Z The post may "explain" why 3-4% is attractive, but that does not mean it is not snake oil. Monetary policy: An unfinished revolution 2013-08-09T12:53:04Z The true failure is favoring principals or ideology over evidence, which leads to snake oil solutions based on nothing more than fear, ignorance and prejudice. For Better Schools, Start With the Evidence 2013-08-12T09:50:03Z As for the phrase—”supported sites”—that Glowing Reviews uses to describe Yelp and other sites, Lowe laughed at the connotation these “snake oil guys” were somehow working with Yelp. Alleged Fake Online Review Spammers Get Taken to Court 2013-07-23T09:45:30Z I wish I were talking only about snake oil salesmen. If a medical cure looks too good to be true, it probably is 2013-06-01T23:03:04Z Wolf, a sometime author and consultant without portfolio, is what I would call one of the most well-known snake oil salesman in the media business. Yahoo buying Tumblr is another last-ditch effort, not a turnaround story 2013-05-20T15:30:00Z We are being tricked by snake oil salesmen on all sides of the aisles. Why the Argument for Austerity Took a Hit Yesterday 2013-04-17T21:05:22Z I see that the snake oil is selling. Rand Paul: On the Rise and On Message 2013-03-29T13:05:21Z And yet it's simultaneously more depressing to see a noble institution brought so low by selling what may be no more than snake oil. This hypno-birthing quackery shows profit has no place in healthcare 2013-03-21T07:00:07Z “Social media experts/gurus are egregious snake oil salesmen and should not have jobs.” The Devil Tweets Proudly: Jon Hendren, Destroyer of Internet Brands and Mayor of 'Weird Twitter' 2013-03-18T20:54:52Z His assessment was that Mr Blair, "like his promises", was past their "use-by date" and that voters would not listen to a man who put "snake oil rather than milk on his cornflakes". Euroscepticism like a virus, warns Blair 2012-11-28T15:33:57Z But consumers have almost no way of distinguishing great high-tech tools from what Prunty called the “snake oil.” Many health apps are based on flimsy science at best, and they often do not work 2012-11-12T21:37:00Z It’s your first line of defense in a world full of nonsense, con games, and watered-down snake oil. Tune Up Your BS Detector: 5 Steps to Smarter Decisions 2012-10-29T12:45:10Z Before summing up the GOP’s recent claims that the President caused gas prices to spike as “snake oil,” Axelrod said: An “all-of-the-above energy policy.” Obama Steals a GOP Slogan on Energy 2012-03-21T20:46:31Z It’s the sort of event that bring to mind PT Barnum grandstanding across a 19 century stage or a snake oil salesman rigging boxing matches. Felix Baumgartner's Jump Proves the Power of Publicity Stunts 2012-10-15T16:24:48Z Last week he made headlines when he : “I’ve never seen a candidate for President lie more than Romney.He lies effortlessly, shamelessly.This snake oil salesman must be defeated!!!” Luke Skywalker hearts Dems, hates Romney 2012-10-11T14:47:00Z IMO geoengineering is nothing but snake oil, a real and simple solution would be to reforest much of the unused land in urban areas the countryside. Geoengineering: Risks and benefits 2012-08-24T17:15:16Z President Barack Obama has described the Romney-Ryan proposals for tax cuts as "snake oil". Borrowing figures add up to a political headache for the government 2012-08-21T13:53:49Z “They have been trying to sell this trickle-down snake oil before,” Obama said. Obama slams Romney, Ryan on tax rates, Medicare in stops in New Hampshire 2012-08-18T21:28:00Z First, we run the risk of being lumped together with a wide range of "innovation firms" selling the strategic equivalent of snake oil for clients desperately in need of something new. 5 Tips to Spot True Innovators 2012-06-11T13:18:15Z With the second Greek election looming, the objective of Angela Merkel and the other austerity-loving bullies is to frighten Greek voters into a retreat on their refusal to swallow neoliberal snake oil. Letters: Greece and the trillion-dollar question 2012-05-17T20:00:04Z These companies are selling snake oil that contains a major legal liability time bomb. Universities Track Athletes Online, Raising Legal Concerns 2012-03-30T15:30:11Z “Nobody does critical infrastructure of the dot-com space where America now relies on faith healing and snake oil for protection,” Mr. Lewis said. New Interest in Hacking as Threat to U.S. Security 2012-03-14T00:51:40Z There is a “little bit of snake oil,” he added, in the various products and programs that are being marketed with the implied promise that they will ward off Alzheimer’s disease. Retirees Are Using Education to Exercise an Aging Brain 2012-03-08T06:25:33Z But bed bugs are hard to get rid of, so anything that advertises an immediate solution is not accurate—it's snake oil. Bed Bug Confidential: An Expert Explains How to Defend against the Dreaded Pests 2012-01-23T13:45:00.240Z How do the miracle sodas of yesteryear stack up against today’s snake oil? Soft Drinks vs. Energy Drinks 2012-01-19T21:30:29Z Of course when the falseness is later unmasked as snake oil, the heroic reputation of the expert is shattered. Economists: A Profession at Sea 2012-01-19T07:00:14Z That’s partly because the quest to extend life span has always been linked to snake oil. Many Roadblocks Block Development of Anti-Aging Drugs 2011-12-20T19:15:11.447Z Herman Cain’s 999 plan and Texas Governor Rick Perry’s promise to cure current ills by shutting two -- or is it three? -- federal agencies are just the most recent vintages of an old, familiar snake oil. Kennedy, Reagan, Loved for All the Wrong Reasons: Robert Dallek 2011-11-30T00:38:45Z And the day may come when doctors literally prescribe snake oil for heart disease. Python Digestion Study Holds Promise for Human Heart Health 2011-10-27T18:15:54Z I guess a corporation basically selling snake oil bothers me more than a corporation selling soap or Tylenol. Science and Skepticism: The Importance of Evidence-Based Health Tips 2011-10-14T16:16:45Z The hCG diet: snake oil or a secret for successful slimming? A Tragic Case And A Genomic Hope 2011-07-01T01:11:16Z "How do I know this isn't just snake oil?" Supplements industry finds 'natural ally' in Hatch 2011-06-21T05:42:04Z “How do I know this isn’t just snake oil?” Support Is Mutual for Senator and Makers of Supplements 2011-06-21T01:19:38Z You name it, he has been called it – fraud, charlatan, snake oil salesman. Justin Rose blossoms under Tiger Woods's controversial coach Sean Foley 2011-04-02T23:17:10Z No longer will the UK be Europe's offshore hedge fund, a paradise for the spivs and snake oil salesmen of the City peddling their worthless bits of paper. Budget 2011: Welcome to Planet Osborne 2011-03-24T07:00:06Z Snake Oil Science: The Truth About Complementary And Alternative Medicine – Barker Bausell takes a look at how we draw false conclusions from scientific studies and how snake oil salesmen justify what they do. Book Review: Tabloid Medicine: How The Internet Is Being Used To Hijack Medical Science For Fear And Profit 2011-02-23T14:15:00.477Z The first was when he called the Unix operating system "snake oil." Remembering Ken Olsen, a Computer Industry Pioneer 2011-02-14T17:38:21Z A company that is selling snake oil is not going to stay in business for almost 11 years and grow as fast as this company is growing.” Support Is Mutual for Senator and Makers of Supplements 2011-06-21T01:19:38Z Members of Congress denounced the tests as “snake oil,” and the Food and Drug Administration has recently threatened the companies with federal oversight. Findings: Heavy Doses of DNA Data, With Few Side Effects 2011-01-17T19:22:41Z They won’t protect us from Wall Street’s sale of snake oil. How to Fix Mortgage Mess in Three Steps: Laurence Kotlikoff 2011-01-14T02:03:57Z Bad Science: Quacks, Hacks, and Big Pharma Flacks – Ben Goldacre describes some modern day snake oil salesmen in Britain, and how they pull off their lies. Book Review: Tabloid Medicine: How The Internet Is Being Used To Hijack Medical Science For Fear And Profit 2011-02-23T14:15:00.477Z "You may as well be promoting snake oil until we understand it better," Rossi said. Epileptic seizures can be fatal, parents of boy warn 2010-12-25T01:52:04Z Some CEOs swear by them, while others dismiss them as snake oil peddlers. When To Hire a Sales Consultant 2010-08-24T16:00:00Z And, by the way, did you know that Uefa is now stocking the latest in snake oil and magic bean accessories? The Fiver 2010-08-11T15:21:00Z There are clinics "selling snake oil" all over the world, warns Sean Morrison, a stem cell expert at the University of Michigan. Caution: Here's advice on legit stem cell clinics 2010-08-02T06:31:00Z So how does this snake oil – sorry, accessory – work? Sport's latest sensation: a rubbery bracelet 2010-08-01T19:00:00Z "They are peddling that same snake oil that they've been peddling for years and somehow they think that you will have forgotten that it didn't work," Obama said. Obama says U.S. will dig itself out of economic hole 2010-07-09T02:06:00Z I've long been a critic of HuffPo's "Living" section, where fake doctors peddle snake oil cures and vaccine conspiracy theorists spread their poisonous misinformation. Huffington Post publishes anti-Darwin smears from creationist think tank 2010-07-07T16:44:00Z City snake oil The mood changed – for the better – after the financial crisis began in the summer of 2007. Labour needs to admit what it got wrong 2010-05-02T23:05:00Z Representative Ted Poe, Republican of Texas, said Democrats were using “a sneaky snake oil gimmick” to pass their bill. Democrats Consider New Moves for Health Bill 2010-03-17T03:53:00Z I’m rubbing snake oil on my joints right along so as to make ’em more supple. Jack Winters' Baseball Team Or, The Rivals of the Diamond Moved with compassion, and having heard that snake oil was good for the rheumatiz, he took it home and placed it on the hearth, where it shortly began to wake and crawl. Humour of the North The soldiers do lots of riding and the saddle-sores get so bad they grease their body every night with snake oil so's they could keep going on. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Oklahoma Narratives |
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