The big Republican science quiz: how much don't you know?
by Sam Wolfson and Arwa Mahdawi from on (#3QJSV)
Take our quiz and see if you know more about political faux pas than some politicians seem to know about science
This week the GOP reminded us once again just how much they champion science. First Mo Brooks, a congressman from Alabama, pondered whether rocks falling into the ocean could be causing rising sea levels at a hearing of the House science, space and technology committee. Then Bill Gates revealed that president Trump asked him if HIV and HPV were the same same thing.
Brooks and Trump are not the only Republicans to have a creative interpretation of the world. Take our quiz and see if you know more about politicians getting things wrong than some US politicians seem to know about science.
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