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National Geographic
The claims the writer was given for National Geographic, in the order they were given.
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The unnamed woman whose death and resuscitation in the forest occurred in June 2011 had, according to a 2016 National Geographic article, been dead for 101 minutes.
“after having been dead for 101 minutes / Robin Marantz Henig, "Crossing Over," National Geographic, April 2016, pp. 41 and 48.”
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Brad Dancer, National Geographic's senior vice president for audience and business development, acknowledged that companies like National Geographic might play a role in bolstering belief in UFOs.
“Brad Dancer, National Geographic's senior vice president for audience and business development, recently acknowledged that companies like his might play a role in bolstering UFO belief.”
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Brad Dancer said that National Geographic was trying to have fun and see if pop culture references had an impact on people's beliefs about extraterrestrials, and that Hollywood may have contributed to the belief, with movies portraying aliens increasingly convincingly possibly subconsciously affecting people's attitudes.
“We were trying to have a little fun and see if pop culture references have had an impact on people's beliefs. Hollywood may have contributed to the belief. As movies portraying aliens become increasingly convincing, they may subconsciously affect people's attitudes.”
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In a National Geographic poll, respondents were asked what they believed the world would be like if extraterrestrials were real, and they thought The X-Files was the best representation of what actual UFOs and aliens would be like.
“In a poll, National Geographic asked its audience what they believed the world would be like if extraterrestrials were real. Respondents thought that The X-Files was the best representation of what actual UFOs and aliens would be like.”
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Impossible Factual's clients include National Geographic, the History Channel, and the Smithsonian Institution.
“Their clients include National Geographic, the History Channel, and the Smithsonian, all of which are known to produce historical and other presumably factual programing.”
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In 2012, National Geographic conducted an informal poll of 1,114 randomly sampled Americans over the age of eighteen about their belief in UFOs, in connection with marketing its UFO-themed programming.
“In 2012, in connection with marketing their UFO-themed programming, National Geographic conducted an informal poll of Americans about their belief in UFOs. They randomly sampled 1,114 individuals over the age of eighteen and found that 36 percent believed UFOs exist and, more significantly, 77 percent believed that there are signs suggesting that aliens have been to Earth in the past.”
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