debunking

He really, really believes that vaccines cause childhood autism, despite the medical community thoroughly debunking any such notions.

Even then, these debunking claims, already quite common, seemed a bit far-fetched, but I shrugged and wrote it off: Everyone is entitled to one eccentricity.

However, a study “debunking” that nonspeaking autistic kids have the potential to communicate through spelling does not debunk my son’s words, and it should not be allowed to tarnish his incredible achievement just because commenters can’t believe that someone who looks so disabled on the outside is showing the world something it’s not used to: a person with various debilitating sensory issues, who shouts gibberish, flicks his fingers and won’t respond when you talk to him actually has a lively intelligent mind.

Debunking some common criticisms of Dave Roberts:

In the past he has spoken with Salon about everything from debunking UFO hoaxes to understanding Dyson spheres.