refutation

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Every single refutation of their conspiracy theory just proves that the conspiracy goes even further and deeper than they thought.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 10, 2025

Yet I spelled out the two-part criteria for defining cases, qualifying them as “extraordinary evidence” and opening myself to a decisive refutation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

He also coauthored a detailed refutation of the theory that the Taurid swarm caused a global climate disaster 12,900 years ago.

From Science Daily • Oct. 31, 2025

His effort didn’t work very well this time around, mostly because the CBO was ready with a nearly instant refutation of his claim.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 3, 2023

Void/zero destroys Aristotle’s neat argument, his refutation of Zeno, and his proof of God.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife