Did the Government Censor an Expert Witness Who Changed His View on Vaccines?
21 January 2019 A deep dive into some misleading statements contained in a recent “Full Measure” segment produced by Sharyl Attkisson.
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Pinterest Removes Three Prominent “Natural Health” Pages for Peddling Health Misinformation
18 December 2018 “It is our policy to remove anti-vaccination advice and other health misinformation from our platform,” a spokesperson for the company told us.
Was a Healthy Nine-Year-Old Girl Paralyzed by a Flu Shot?
26 October 2018 The story of a heartbreaking illness following a routine flu shot has been used to scare people from getting the vaccine, but a causal relationship between the two is uncertain.
Does This Photograph Show Two Boys — One Vaccinated, One Not — Who Were Exposed to Smallpox?
13 June 2018 In the early 1900s, Allan Warner documented several cases of smallpox and the effects of vaccinations.
Did Sweden Ban Mandatory Vaccinations for Children in 2017?
13 March 2018 Spurious blogs and "alternative health" purveyors tried to misrepresent the country's already-voluntary vaccination program.
Did Pfizer’s Vice President ‘Blow the Whistle’ on Gardasil?
1 March 2018 A disreputable web site falsely claimed that the "vice president of Pfizer" said a vaccine for human papillomavirus is "deadly."
Did the Flu Shot Cause This Year’s Flu Epidemic?
14 February 2018 This claim is based on the incorrect interpretation of single quote from one nurse in Wisconsin who, for the record, recommends getting the shot.
Did a CDC Doctor Say the Flu Shot Is Causing a Deadly Outbreak?
17 January 2018 A disreputable web site used an unsourced and fabricated quote to link deaths from the flu epidemic to the flu shot.
Does a Viral Video of Mercury and Aluminum Mixing Suggest That Vaccines Are Unsafe?
7 September 2017 A science experiment on YouTube was co-opted by anti-vaccine activists to make scientifically illiterate innuendos about vaccine safety.
Are People in Brooklyn Refusing to Vaccinate Their Pets Over Autism Fears?
2 August 2017 This viral story has its origins in a neighborhood paper, but it is based entirely on the vague comments of two veterinarians and the musings of seemingly random people on the street.
Does the Gardasil Vaccine Come With Crippling Side Effects?
8 June 2017 A prominent anti-vaccine web site has promoted heartbreaking stories of illnesses and deaths which they say are a direct result of the Gardasil vaccine, but the causal links are just speculation.
‘First Ever’ Study Comparing Vaccinated and Unvaccinated Children Shows Harm from Vaccines?
20 May 2017 This study, with its suspect statistics and devil-may-care attitude toward methodological design, is a case-study in how to publish a misleading paper with faulty data
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Is This 450-Pound Dog Real?
1 April 2019 And who is walking whom in this relationship?
Does a Photograph of a Large Crowd Show a PA Trump Rally?
23 May 2019 Fifty years and a whole lot of cultural differences separate these two events.
Did Disney Acquire Pornhub?
21 May 2019 Some QAnon conspiracy theorists were apparently taken by a bit of satire.
Did President Trump ‘Go Ballistic’ on ‘Fox and Friends’?
21 May 2019 "The Trump quote going around today is a poorly done Photoshop."
Did All Democrats Vote Against a 2.8 Percent Social Security COLA Increase?
18 October 2018 Social Security cost of living allowances are established by formula and don't require Congressional approval.