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I removed the following section from the article because the information is presented in a way that is very confusing to readers. It's not clear which are real controversies and which are examples of manufactured controversies. The entire section needs to be completely overhauled. Cgingold ( talk) 02:24, 27 March 2014 (UTC) reply

Prominent examples

Examples of controversies that have been labeled manufactured controversies:

• The health risks of smoking tobacco ^[1]
• Depletion of the ozone layer ^[1]
• Climate change denial ^[2]
• Development of skin cancer from exposure to ultraviolet radiation via sunlight and tanning lamps ^[3]
• Denial of Armenian Genocide by the government of Turkey ^[4]
• Denial of the Holocaust of the Jews during WWII
• Vaccination controversies, particularly those alleging a causative relationship between the MMR vaccine or thiomersal in the development of autism spectrum disorders. ^[5]
• AIDS denialism ^[2]
• The " Teach the Controversy" efforts of intelligent design supporters ^[2]
• The carcinogenicity of hexavalent chromium ^[6]

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                        Opposition research 
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                Front groups, blogs, bloggers, operatives
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               Media, opinion pieces, editorials, columnists
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                      Manufactured controversy

— Preceding unsigned comment added by Viriditas ( talk • contribs) 10:39, 18 October 2014 (UTC) reply