Muons penetrate much further than X-rays, they do essentially zero damage, and they are provided for free by the cosmos.
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Edited by Baruch Fischhoff, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, and approved November 9, 2018 (received for review June 18, 2018)
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Lexis Nexis appearances of “fake news” in newspaper coverage in the United States and globally show an increase in the yearly frequency with which newspapers have used this specific phrase and have arguably given prominence to its false connotations among audiences.
Science audiences, misinformation, and fake news
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