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Did the Government Censor an Expert Witness Who Changed His View on Vaccines?

A deep dive into some misleading statements contained in a recent “Full Measure” segment produced by Sharyl Attkisson.

Pinterest Removes Three Prominent “Natural Health” Pages for Peddling Health Misinformation

“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?

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?

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?

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?

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?

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?

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?

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?

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?

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?

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