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Woody Harrelson Was Photographed Wearing RFK Jr. Hat?

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Aug 11, 2023 A long-time vaccine skeptic, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is running as a Democrat against Joe Biden in ...
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The Amish Don’t Get Autism?

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Alex Kasprak
Oct 28, 2016 Anti-vaccine advocates have long used the Amish as evidence that vaccines cause autism, a conclu ...
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Does Vitamin K 'Not Exist' Even Though It's Given to Infants at Birth?

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Alex Kasprak
Jun 19, 2023 Though less publicized than vaccine refusal, refusing vitamin-K supplementation for babies based ...
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Did BBC Air Interview with a COVID-19 Vaccine Skeptic?

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Jan 13, 2023 Dr. Aseem Malhotra “hijacked” the interview with his controversial views.
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Did the Flu Shot Cause This Year’s Flu Epidemic?

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Alex Kasprak
Feb 14, 2018 This claim is based on the incorrect interpretation of single quote from one nurse in Wisconsin ...
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'First Ever' Study Comparing Vaccinated and Unvaccinated Children Shows Harm from Vaccines?

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Alex Kasprak
May 16, 2017 This study, with its suspect statistics and devil-may-care attitude toward methodological design ...
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Did the Government Censor an Expert Witness Who Changed His View on Vaccines?

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Alex Kasprak
Jan 21, 2019 A deep dive into some misleading statements contained in a recent “Full Measure” segment produce ...
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Pinterest Removes Three Prominent “Natural Health” Pages for Peddling Health Misinformation

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Alex Kasprak
Dec 18, 2018 “It is our policy to remove anti-vaccination advice and other health misinformation from our pla ...
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Was a Healthy Nine-Year-Old Girl Paralyzed by a Flu Shot?

Written by:
Alex Kasprak
Oct 26, 2018 The story of a heartbreaking illness following a routine flu shot has been used to scare people ...
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HIstorical photograph of two boys exposed to smallpox, one who had been vaccinated and one who had not.

Does This Photograph Show Two Boys — One Vaccinated, One Not — Who Were Exposed to Smallpox?

Written by:
Dan Evon
Jun 13, 2018 In the early 1900s, Allan Warner documented several cases of smallpox and the effects of vaccina ...
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Did Sweden Ban Mandatory Vaccinations for Children in 2017?

Written by:
Arturo Garcia
Mar 12, 2018 Spurious blogs and "alternative health" purveyors tried to misrepresent the country's already-vo ...
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Young woman receiving an injection.

Did Pfizer's Vice President 'Blow the Whistle' on Gardasil?

Written by:
Bethania Palma
Mar 1, 2018 A disreputable web site falsely claimed that the "vice president of Pfizer" said a vaccine for h ...
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Did a CDC Doctor Say the Flu Shot Is Causing a Deadly Outbreak?

Written by:
Bethania Palma
Jan 17, 2018 A disreputable web site used an unsourced and fabricated quote to link deaths from the flu epide ...
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Does a Viral Video of Mercury and Aluminum Mixing Suggest That Vaccines Are Unsafe?

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Alex Kasprak
Sep 7, 2017 A science experiment on YouTube was co-opted by anti-vaccine activists to make scientifically il ...
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Are People in Brooklyn Refusing to Vaccinate Their Pets Over Autism Fears?

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Alex Kasprak
Aug 2, 2017 This viral story has its origins in a neighborhood paper, but it is based entirely on the vague ...
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Girl receiving vaccine for cervical cancer

Does the Gardasil Vaccine Come With Crippling Side Effects?

Written by:
Alex Kasprak
Jun 8, 2017 A prominent anti-vaccine web site has promoted heartbreaking stories of illnesses and deaths whi ...
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Would Breaking a Vaccine Vial Necessitate Evacuating a Building?

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Alex Kasprak
May 15, 2017 This claim, made by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is a solid illustration of why scale and context matt ...
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Characters from "Sesame Street" in front of a public library, Singapore

Vaccine Opponents: Sesame Street's Autistic Character is Pharmaceutical Propaganda

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Apr 20, 2017 The introduction of Julia, an autistic Sesame Street character, drew claims by vaccine opponents ...
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Was the Raggedy Ann Doll Modeled After a Child Killed by a Vaccine?

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Jan 11, 2017 Raggedy Ann's creator filed patents for the doll several months before his daughter fell ill and ...
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Study Alleging a Connection Between Vaccines and Autism 'Unpublished' By Journal

Written by:
Alex Kasprak
Nov 29, 2016 The study, published in a controversial journal, was removed after widespread criticism of its m ...
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