Errors In Measurements

I'll see what I can dig up. Since I am no longer an ASU student, or at least for now since I am doing a masters program in fall, so I don't have access to all the journal sites. You're likely referring to the Penn State email scandal which shows the complexity of science.

What I have found is researchers and technical people in general are poor ambassadors of their fields. Like writing a news article, it is radically different from scholarly journal writing. My training in statistics has always made me aware of sampling in all studies. Assume you have accurate data going back to year 0 AD - that is 2018 years of data which seems like a lot, yet in terms of global history it is just a flash. I've also been a bit skeptical on the ice core samples. I would like to see a study researching the actual process and if it could be influenced by non-human interference. Don't know if it exists, but it would be interesting to see what could come up with.

As for the fake news, totally agree with your conclusions and my guess is everyone likes a good plot that is why it spread's so fast. Fundamental human behavior.