Editing Quackwatch (section)

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{{Short description|American alternative medicine watchdog website}}
{{Infobox organization
| name             = Quackwatch
| logo             = QuackWatch logo.png
| logo_size        = 100px
| formation        = 1969
| founder          = [[Stephen Barrett]]
| type             = Health fraud watchdog
| purpose          = Combat health-related frauds, myths, fads, fallacies, and misconduct
| headquarters     = United States
| language         = English, French, Portuguese
| website          = [https://quackwatch.org quackwatch.org]
| affiliations     = [[National Council Against Health Fraud]]
| former_name      = Lehigh Valley Committee Against Health Fraud
| dissolved        = 2008 (as corporation); reorganized 2020 under Center for Inquiry
| parent_organization = [[Center for Inquiry]]
}}

'''Quackwatch''' is a United States-based website focused on promoting consumer protection and providing information about health related frauds, myths, fads, fallacies, and misconduct. It primarily targets alternative medicine, questionable health claims, and practices it considers [[pseudoscience]]. It was founded in 1996 by [[Stephen Barrett]], a retired [[psychiatrist]] and former co-chair of the [[Committee for Skeptical Inquiry]]. Initially operated under the nonprofit Quackwatch, Inc., it became part of the [[Center for Inquiry]] (CFI) in 2020. Its content is now maintained by CFI's Office of Consumer Protection and Pseudoscience.

Quackwatch has been cited by, and received both praise and criticism from, mainstream media, academic journals, and professional organizations. Supporters describe it as a resource for evidence-based health information, while critics, particularly proponents of [[alternative medicine]], have challenged its tone and objectivity. The site includes articles, position papers, and links to regulatory actions, and it has been involved in broader efforts to monitor and report health fraud through affiliated networks such as the [[National Council Against Health Fraud]] and [[The Skeptics Society]].
[[File:Quackwatch files at Center for Inquiry.jpg|thumb|Quackwatch files at [[Center for Inquiry]]]]