discredited

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Here, then, is a sampling of predictions, which range from the discredited to pseudoscience to the bizarre.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

Duesberg’s intellectual journey points to an eternal question in science: At what point does a theory become so discredited and the empirical evidence against it so strong, that its advocates should be ignored?

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2026

But the woman that people came to know on-screen as the bow-wielding renegade Katniss Everdeen — and off-screen as a goofy straight-shooter — was vilified by the media, discredited for the crime of being herself.

From Salon • Nov. 7, 2025

"Every single argument claiming that Nasa faked the Moon landings has been discredited," according to the Institute of Physics.

From BBC • Oct. 31, 2025

The earthly paradise had been discredited at exactly the moment when it became realizable.

From "1984" by George Orwell