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Quackwatch
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Available inEnglish, French, Portuguese
OwnerThe Quackwatch network of people
EditorStephen Barrett
WebsiteEnglish: Quackwatch.org
French: www.sceptiques.qc.ca/quackwatch/
Portuguese: quackwatch.haaan.com/index.html
Alexa rankIncrease 174,812 (US 04/2017)
CommercialNo
RegistrationNo
Launched1996
Current statusActive
OCLC number855159830

Quackwatch is a United States-based website, self-described as a "network of people" founded by Stephen Barrett, which aims to "combat health-related frauds, myths, fads, fallacies, and misconduct" and to focus on "quackery-related information that is difficult or impossible to get elsewhere". Since 1996 it has operated the alternative medicine watchdog website quackwatch.org, which advises the public on unproven or ineffective alternative medicine remedies. The site contains articles and other information criticizing many forms of alternative medicine.

Quackwatch cites peer-reviewed journal articles and has received several awards. The site has been developed with the assistance of a worldwide network of volunteers and expert advisors. It has received positive recognition and recommendations from mainstream organizations and sources. It has been recognized in the media, which cite quackwatch.org as a practical source for online consumer information. The success of Quackwatch has generated the creation of additional affiliated websites; as of 2013 there were 21 of them.

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